Toward neighborhood-centered reform, the perils of preservation, and celebrating urbanism worldwide
CNU's 2018 Transportation Summit united local groups that battle to remove disruptive urban highway segments
A new book by CNU focuses on 25 great ideas that are transforming America’s built environment.
Do we risk overselling smart growth, placemaking or other urbanist concepts today, without taking heed of social and market realities?
The power dynamics of public squares, safe streets curb climate change, and how to solve for affordability
A new database makes every single structure in the United States visible
Features
Transportation 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.
Transportation 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
Ann Daigle has been named special assistant to
Ann Daigle has been named special assistant to Leland Speed, director of the Mississippi Development Authority. A Louisiana native active in Gulf...
Maryland smart growth achievements limited, Washington Post finds
“A review of key state and local planning records” reveals “no significant shifts in Maryland’s development patterns since the passage of [former...
Habitat for Humanity opts for TND in Greensboro
The nation’s largest nonprofit builder — known for a barebones approach — is moving forward with an ambitious and diverse neighborhood.What will...
No more excuses on zoning reform
America needs zoning reform. The built and natural environments demand it and so do the demographics and markets. Zoning codes that have been adopted...
Great Ideas
New urban design for an African village
The principles of neighborhood structure and buildings that relate positively to public space resonate with traditional Zulu culture and village geography.
ROBERT STEUTEVILLE JUL. 5, 2017
