Tactical parklets that reclaim space for pedestrians are installed on 14th Street, Manhattan, with a 15-year lifespan.
The Art of the New Urbanism is more than a beautiful book—it tells the story of an urban planning movement through the lens of its drawing skills.
An Ohio guidebook for facilitating infill development offers clear instructions for zoning reform and pre-approved plans, in addition to specific infill building plans.
A survey research project at the University of Notre Dame has painted a remarkably clear picture of the many benefits, but also highlighted the need for smoother implementation pathways.
We've learned how to design a good block. It's time for new urbanists to focus on the block party, says Fernando Pages Ruiz. The Villages have mastered that aspect of community building.
A flurry of Texas measures will streamline approvals and reduce costs for compact, mixed-use urbanism. Here’s how it is being done.
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
EPA praises smart growth achievements in 5 communities
Projects in St. Louis, MO, Normal, IL, Albuquerque, NM, El Paso, TX, and Howard, SD, were recognized in the agency's eighth annual awards.
New Urbanism and Beyond: Designing Cities for the Future
Edited by Tigran HaasRizzoli, 2008, 349 pp., $50 hardcover
Downtown springs back to life with new urbanist plan
Once the social and economic cen-
ter of Montgomery County, the Washington suburb of Silver Spring has steadily declined since the early...
Major green innovators will advance community sustainability at CNU seminar
im Van der Ryn, Paul Hawken, Jerry Brown, Peter Calthorpe, and Stewart Brand to appear at September event
Great Ideas
Suburbia was a housing program
We used to understand that housing construction was in the public interest
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