La Plaza District looks like many suburban commercial areas, but a new street plan would enable incremental change into a mixed-use, walkable downtown gateway.
Seabrook, Washington, has created a model for Transect-based town design in an economically challenged region. Seabrook Land Company and Qamar & Associates won the 2026 Charter Award Grand Prize in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor...
15 winning projects embody and advance the principles of the Charter of the New Urbanism for the 26th year.
To build more affordable 'missing middle' housing, changing zoning laws is not enough. We need small multifamily buildings to be regulated under the residential code.
Allowing more single-stair buildings in the US will positively affect quality of life, public health, infill flexibility, family-friendly units, costs, and even climate adaptation.
The mass-timber Home Office in Bentonville, Arkansas, is built into the street grid with a regional bike-ped trail through the middle.
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Better Cities & Towns Archive
Columbus, Ohio, may soon join the short
Columbus, Ohio, may soon join the short list of major cities that have adopted new urbanist codes. The Traditional Neighborhood Development Code was...
“Hybrid Coding” is explored in the May issue
“Hybrid Coding” is explored in the May issue of the American Planning Association’s periodical Zoning Practice. Author Arista Strungys, a planner at...
Liveable Communities: An Evaluation Guide was recently released
Liveable Communities: An Evaluation Guide was recently released by The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) to help senior citizens...
Walkable Tyson's Corner? Over VDOT's dead streetscape
The forces favoring walkable urbanism — including, transit, planners, and the real estate market — appear to be in a battle with Virginia Department...
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