Three urban design projects this month aim to leave a lasting mark on Northwest Arkansas, the site of CNU 34 in May.
Why wouldn't you design every city plan and every suburb with a tightly connected pattern of streets and blocks?
“Housing Ohio: Tools for Development” includes something like a starter kit of pre-approved plans, with zoning reforms to make them work.
A walking and biking trail is being used as a framework for compact, mixed-use growth in Northwest Arkansas, one of the fastest-growing regions in the US. This tool for sustainable development could apply to many regions.
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
Net attraction framework — a way of evaluating real estate
Andrew Burleson, an economic development consultant in Houston, Texas, has come up with a new way of describing the relationship between urbanism...
The Codes Study
The Codes Study is a collaborative effort led by Hazel Borys and Emily Talen, contributed to by many public and private planners. The Codes Study...
CNU XIII assembles the world’s urbanism experts
With its theme, “The Polycentric City, CNU XIII will explore issues that arise in Southern California and resonate in regions and localities...
CNU is now taking orders for the first
CNU is now taking orders for the first edition of Charter, a book of 27 essays and commentary which expand on the principles outlined in the Charter...
Great Ideas
