To build more affordable 'missing middle' housing, changing zoning laws is not enough. We need small multifamily buildings to be regulated under the residential code.
Allowing more single-stair buildings in the US will positively affect quality of life, public health, infill flexibility, family-friendly units, costs, and even climate adaptation.
The mass-timber Home Office in Bentonville, Arkansas, is built into the street grid with a regional bike-ped trail through the middle.
An innovative plan in Northwest Arkansas would convert a commuter campus to a 24-hour college community.
The plan for a city of 400,000 leads to the same outcomes as The Original Green, concludes urbanist Steve Mouzon.
The first CNU 2026 Legacy Project creates a plan for a mixed-use village in growing Northwest Arkansas.
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St. Joe Corporation, the largest private landowner in
St. Joe Corporation, the largest private landowner in Florida, recently presented concept plans at Seaside’s Town Hall for their proposed 495-acre...
Big box, short life
Communities increasingly worry about big-box stores because mammoth warehouse-like retail emporiums tend to be cheaply built and are prone to...
TOD hot spots abound in greater Washington
Many of the most active development sites in metropolitan Washington owe part of their appeal to commuter rail stations within a few hundred feet....
Announcing the urban Plan of the Month
New Urban Network is starting a new, on-going feature: Plan of the Month.
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