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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Better Cities & Towns Archive
A prince among urbanists
It's rare that a developer/businessman makes a list of top public benefactors. Rarer still are they elevated to local royalty. "In this city, Joe...
East Garrison Partners a firm that included new urbanist developers Ian Gillis and Keith McCoy lost
East Garrison Partners, a firm that included new urbanist developers Ian Gillis and Keith McCoy, lost its East Garrison project in Monterey County,...
Suburban infill adds small-lot housing, connects to nature
Prior to the crash, New Urban Builders specialized in nicely designed and constructed production housing in a traditional neighborhood development (...
Only 3 percent of home buyers willing to forgo access to transit
Only 3 percent of home buyers expressed a willingness to give up proximity to public transportation in today’s market, according to a recent poll by...
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