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.
Buff Chace, a downtown developer in Providence, Rhode Island, was the first recipient of the Sisyphus Implementation Medal.
The history of master street plans, why they enable the richness and diversity of incremental development, and how they are being applied today—reported on CNU's On the Park Bench.
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.
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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
House committee votes to eliminate EPA Smart Growth funding
EPA's Office of Smart Growth, which has been promoting compact, walkable communities and livability for a decade, is facing elimination according to...
Hot topics: access, codes, libertarians, and Modernism
• The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU XII) in late June in Chicago hosted a session, The Coming Demand, which examined an “increasing demand for...
Celebration town center is sold
Celebration Company, a real estate
development division of the Disney Company, sold the Celebration, Florida, town center Jan. 21 to Lexin...
True urbanists
Research demonstrates that new urbanists are focusing substantial attention on “infill” planning and development.
Most media coverage of the New...
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