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.
Features
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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
Foundations examine smart growth finance
A group of foundations focusing on smart growth is undertaking a study of real estate finance cosponsored by the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU...
Changes to New Urban Network
A letter from the editor and publisher
Manhattan’s 1811 grid
Christopher Gray, who has been writing the “Streetscapes” feature in the Sunday New York Times real estate section for years, authored an Oct. 23...
Realen Properties has proposed a redevelopment of the
Realen Properties has proposed a redevelopment of the Garden State Park racetrack in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, with a design by the Princeton office...
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