Good design and the right mix of businesses are keys to success.
George Washington helped to build a nation later in life. As a teenager, he planned a city that is still a model of livability.
Three cottage court designs demonstrate the versatility of this housing type, even within the same neighborhood development and under the same design team. Now becoming legalized more widely, the cottage court offer a housing toolkit of exceptional...
A report from Massachusetts quantifies the significant potential of legalizing four- to six-story single-stair buildings.
A town near me is looking to build a mixed-use waterfront village—a street plan could be the key to achieving that goal.
Today, just for fun, I offer a slight twist on an age-old question.
The question above was posed on an urbanist listserve, and this was my answer: Because chickens can't drive.
Stroads are dangerous and unpleasant; no proverbial chicken would...
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
Habitat aims to improve affordable housing design
Habitat for Humanity is seeking to raise its design standards through a collaboration with the Institute for Classical Architecture & Classical...
Greene Street Cottages
Developer 620 Main Street Associates hopes to start construction in September on a cluster of cottages that architect Donald Powers sees as a model...
Chapters make an impact locally, regionally
Get involved to help bring New Urbanism to your area
Robert Davis looks at the ‘agricultural edge’
Now that his Seaside, Florida, development is well established, Robert Davis is focusing much of his attention on two distinct parts of the world...
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