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...
A report from Massachusetts quantifies the significant potential of legalizing four- to six-story single-stair buildings.
A town near me is looking to build a mixed-use waterfront village—a street plan could be the key to achieving that goal.
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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
Buyer choice in Tampa
Two projects show the future of production-built New UrbanismWest Park
Village and Longleaf — about 15 miles apart in the Tampa/St. Petersburg...
A neighborhood rises from industrial refuse
In Pittsburgh, a public/private partnership is transforming an unusual brownfield site into the city’s largest new residential development in more...
City View urban capital fund
CityView, based in Los Angeles and founded by former HUD secretary Henry Cisneros, is a capital fund that invests in urban real estate, with $2...
Portland’s quest: a better ‘skinny house’
Portland, Oregon, is seeking better designs for the so-called skinny house. The city’s R-2.5 zoning category allows the traditional 50-by-100-foot...
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