A nationwide Realtors survey reveals that a majority of Americans prefer a walkable neighborhood, and they are willing to pay for it. That tracks with higher values in highly walkable neighborhoods.
The Reynolds Cottages are a good example of missing middle housing, reusing a vacant block in Brunswick, Georgia.
Addison Circle was designed as a transit-oriented development three decades before the transit line opened. The far-sighted dream became a reality last fall, spurring more mixed-use development.
Good design and the right mix of businesses are keys to success.
George Washington helped to build a nation later in life. As a teenager, he planned a city that is still a model of livability.
Three cottage court designs demonstrate the versatility of this housing type, even within the same neighborhood development and under the same design team. Now becoming legalized more widely, the cottage court offer a housing toolkit of exceptional...
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Streets Five scenarios that make street transformation possible
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Transit, TOD Ten steps toward autonomous urbanism
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Livibility Solutions recieves EPA grant
A recently formed coalition, Livability Solutions, has received a grant from the US Environmental Protection Agency that will help it give technical...
The idea of calling prefab new urbanist-designed dwellings
The idea of calling prefab new urbanist-designed dwellings in Louisiana “Gulf Coast Cottages” has been put to rest no more than two months after it...
Nashville axes parking minimums
Nasheville's new zoning code, which mixes traditional land use controls with innovative form-based regulations, may be just what the city needs to...
After four year as CNU’s Director of
After four year as CNU’s Director of Policy and Research, Ellen Greenberg will return to the practice of city planning this September. While her...
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