Two studies show the enormous potential for housing fronting underutilized commercial strip arterials.
The body of literature is growing, but alleyways remain underresearched and underutilized assets for American reurbanization. Regardless, these latent spaces already complete many of our favorite cities.
This structural brick masonry ADU demonstrates the feasibility of this technique, and it is gorgeous.
The Razorback Greenway is already influencing growth in Northwest Arkansas, but this may be only the beginning. Other regions are taking similar steps.
An academic survey of a Florida traditional neighborhood development shows higher social engagement and better health outcomes.
Carmel, Indiana, has been called the “roundabout city.” It has also built a major downtown from scratch in the last quarter-century. These two facts are related.
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
Knowledge is more important than space
Triumph of the City author, Edward Glaeser, addresses CNU 19.
In Atlanta, traffic congestion worsens
In Atlanta — as in most US metropolitan areas — traffic congestion is getting far worse, imposing real costs on every driver, according to a recent...
John Z. Wetmore, producer of the public
John Z. Wetmore, producer of the public access TV show “Perils for Pedestrians,” has compiled Volume I — a set of seven DVDs containing 28 half-hour...
Urban Design Associates announces Nickol and O’Hara appointments
Urban Design Associates (UDA) appoints Joseph R. Nickol, AICP, as Associate Principal and Megan O’Hara, AICP, LEED AP bd+c as Associate.
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