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...
The historic urban crime reduction, if long term, will have significant ramifications for the housing market and urbanism.
The movement has been heavily influenced by art, as Volume 2 of The Art of the New Urbanism makes clear.
Buff Chace, a downtown developer in Providence, Rhode Island, was the first recipient of the Sisyphus Implementation Medal.
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
Strategies for a successful corner market
“The idea that someone can walk to buy a loaf of bread, milk, produce, or other items is central to the concept of New Urbanism.” Getting a store...
The city on the net
Since CNU was founded, the movement has in large part developed in conferences, seminars, summits, and newsletters. But every week, hundreds of...
Los Angeles looks at ways to avoid displacement near transit
The “largest transit expansion in the US” is under way. Concerned about displacement of the poor, the city has identified four transit-oriented...
By the end of this year, Kennecott Land
By the end of this year, Kennecott Land Company expects to build the first 300 houses in Daybreak, a pedestrian-oriented community that the company...
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