A relatively small number of locations account for a large share of pedestrian mortality; we know what to do, so let's do something about it.
The most-read pieces in Public Square: A CNU Journal say a lot about the topics capturing the attention of urbanists today. These include retrofitting suburbs, a proposed new city, density, fighting loneliness, turning a mall into a town center, and...
An analysis of the Miami 21 zoning code, a bold policy move that bets on urbanism, shows that its focus on walkability drives higher demand for neighborhood living.
In other housing news, Oregon’s new model code, a village of tiny homes for the formerly homeless in Austin, and urban cohousing near Chicago.
A 360-acre traditional neighborhood development sets new pattern for growth in Columbus, Georgia.
A postcard sketch competition asked Urban Guild members to draw some ideas in a few minutes during an evening gathering at the Guild Summit in Chattanooga in late October. The members include architects, urban designers, and other urbanists.
Features
Streets 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.
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
New rules have been adopted in Montgomery County,
New rules have been adopted in Montgomery County, Maryland that could steer development into areas that are already urbanizing. The rules allow...
Craving Community: The New American Dream
By Todd W. Mansfield, Ross P. Yockey, and L. Beth YockeyAbecedary Press, 2007, 292 pp., $24.95 hardcover.It’s troubling when the chairman of the...
Atlantic Station is home to thousands
Between 5,000 and 6,000 people now live in Atlantic Station, a steel plant site from which nearly 12,000 truckloads of contaminated dirt were...
American transit use increases
The proportion of Americans using transit to get to work increased from 2004 to 2008
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