Don’t accept a one-size-fits-all street design for your city or town, or a highway design for your Main Street. Street designs that fit the context lead to better neighborhoods and communities.
Three urban design projects this month aim to leave a lasting mark on Northwest Arkansas, the site of CNU 34 in May.
Why wouldn't you design every city plan and every suburb with a tightly connected pattern of streets and blocks?
“Housing Ohio: Tools for Development” includes something like a starter kit of pre-approved plans, with zoning reforms to make them work.
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
Abacoa, the 6,000-unit traditional neighborhood development (TND) in
Abacoa, the 6,000-unit traditional neighborhood development (TND) in Jupiter, Florida, is now under full-scale development. The Montreal Expos and St...
Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act
New York State this summer adopted a Smart Growth Public Infrastructure Policy Act.
The latest project to be developed
The latest project to be developed under the Austin, Texas, Traditional Neighborhood District (TND) ordinance is Brandts Crossing, a 129-acre...
The Envision Utah Partnership is the winner of
The Envision Utah Partnership is the winner of the American Planning Association’s Daniel Burnham Award for 2002. The jury cited the partnership’s “...
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