The city made progress with code reform and is moving forward with street improvements and new public spaces, including the possible transformation of a dead mall.
An Equitable Development Plan offers wealth building opportunities—not just affordable rental housing—including homeownership, workforce development, financial counseling, and small business development.
Charles Marohn's new book presents a way out for American cities that are trapped in a vicious cycle: Build neighborhoods one small step at a time rather than going straight to utopia.
If The Bahamas rebuilds using the wisdom hard-earned on these islands over time, then the disaster of Dorian can result in a renewal of the places and buildings that have made The Bahamas world-famous, and have long driven the economy.
Here are ideas to help main streets and their businesses take back market share as the shopping center industry transforms.
While hundreds of malls are declining, they are also being reused for all kinds of purposes—including walkable urban places in communities lacking in this kind of environment.
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
Newest eco-development model: ‘Agricultural urbanism’
Farms and gardens would be key to a self-sustaining 2,000-home development envisioned in British Columbia. An eight-day charrette in May, led by...
Transit-oriented development resistant to Sandy
Arverne-by-the-Sea, on the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, surprised many residents by its resilience to Superstorm Sandy. While many nearby...
Smart Growth America releases Version 2 of shareware
Smart Growth America has released Version 2 of Smart Growth Shareware, which contains information on 120 downloadable publications and fact sheets;...
Philadelphia story — Compact, mixed-income areas weather housing crash
Low-density suburbs underperform in the housing crash — and low-income city neighborhoods also suffer. The overall pattern is reversed from the early...
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
