Civic features and architecture give Frisco Square, a downtown extension, imageability.
Three leaders of the New Urbanism explain why density matters today, how it impacts cities, and the importance of design.
Here’s a list of 10 steps that communities can use to evaluate risks and adapt to climate calamities, using resilient planning principles.
Somerville Station brings infill, transit-oriented development that supports diverse mobility and quality public space.
A focus on the public realm is really what distinguishes new urban design from conventional suburban planning. A good definition and full understanding are important.
I was in Virginia Beach, on vacation, visiting the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, when I came across the painting. It is called, simply, Urban Renewal, circa 1960. The New York City artist Lee Loeb was known for cityscape paintings.
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
Calgary’s first new urban form-based code has been
Calgary’s first new urban form-based code has been drafted to direct redevelopment of an 83-acre area between downtown and Fort Calgary, a historical...
The view of Kunstler apprentice
Podcaster Duncan Crary reflects on the time he spent interviewing James Howard Kunstler.
High school conversion spurs downtown revival
For a quarter-century, the old Albuquerque High School— five big buildings built from 1914 to 1940 just two blocks east of downtown—stood empty,...
Lenexa breaks off with Haile Group
Due to a disagreement over equity financing levels, the City of Lenexa, Kansas, broke off its three-year partnership with the Haile Group, a new...
Great Ideas
Washington flips the switch on parking reform
State legislation takes a new approach to removing parking mandates—one that is far more comprehensive.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLE JUL. 25, 2025
