An analysis of the Miami 21 zoning code, a bold policy move that bets on urbanism, shows that its focus on walkability drives higher demand for neighborhood living.
In other housing news, Oregon’s new model code, a village of tiny homes for the formerly homeless in Austin, and urban cohousing near Chicago.
A 360-acre traditional neighborhood development sets new pattern for growth in Columbus, Georgia.
A postcard sketch competition asked Urban Guild members to draw some ideas in a few minutes during an evening gathering at the Guild Summit in Chattanooga in late October. The members include architects, urban designers, and other urbanists.
I have been working on a Climate Action Handbook for CNU, which we plan to have published and printed by CNU 34 in Northwest Arkansas, but in doing so, I took a break from Public Square for a month and a half. There's a backlog of stories, some of...
Four decades of public-nonprofit-private partnership in New Urbanism has produced a city in balance, moving forward.
Features
Streets Five scenarios that make street transformation possible
Why street design has not kept pace with automotive safety improvements, and what you can do about it.
Transit, TOD Ten steps toward autonomous urbanism
Here's a playbook for municipal leaders and citizens on the road to smart city technology.
Better Cities & Towns Archive
A sampling of recent media reports shows the
A sampling of recent media reports shows the New Urbanism is making inroads in the Midwest. Three prime examples:
Akron, Ohio. An embattled new...
Hope VI facts
• Program was approved in October, 1992.
• Fifty-nine implementation grants have been approved to date in 53 cities, disproportionately in older...
Todd W. Mansfield, who oversaw the planning and
Todd W. Mansfield, who oversaw the planning and initial development of Celebration, Florida, while president of the Walt Disney Company’s Celebration...
Developer Robert Daigle, a TND pioneer in Louisiana
Developer Robert Daigle, a TND pioneer in Louisiana with the highly successful River Ranch development, has proposed a new neighborhood on 125 acres...
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