Architect Steve Mouzon is one of the most prolific photographers of urban places, particularly New Urbanism. It’s not easy to take a photo that makes you feel like you are inside, or want to be inside, a great place. This is a photo of the Entry...
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.

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Another analysis comes to the opposite conclusion

The costs of the New Urbanism still are a subject of intense debate, as indicated by an analysis by the Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition (...

The International City/County Management Association and the Smart

The International City/County Management Association and the Smart Growth Network have released “This is Smart Growth,” a publication that...

FEMA funds vernacular-style dwellings

Mississippi will get the lion’s share of housing designed by new urbanists; Louisiana complains.The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced in...

The City of Pasadena California approved design guidelines for housing and mixed-use buildings

The City of Pasadena, California, approved design guidelines for housing and mixed use buildings throughout much of the city in October. Created by...