“Amenity” is not a neutral description. It is an accounting decision—and Pensacola shows what a wider ledger can build.
Northwest Arkansas needs more infill and better-designed greenfield growth to improve the lives of its citizens, as its population expands to a million residents by 2050. How to achieve that is the issue.
Building communities that connect neighborhoods and promote social interaction among diverse people boosts economic prospects and overall health, and can even make the difference in a life-or-death crisis.
Expanding the range of housing choices enables new housing that adapts to the needs of a changing demographic.
Investments in urban centers combined with parking policy reform support trip reduction and alternative mobility.
The infrastructure that supports downtowns and walkable neighborhoods features connected streets, growth focused in specific place types, and design based on the rural-to-urban Transect.
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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.
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Washington tries 'temporary urbanism'
The nation's capital launches a 'temporary urbanism' initiative to active vacant storefronts — at least for a limited time — and encourage creative...
Sharbell Development Corporation is finalizing construction plans
Sharbell Development Corporation is finalizing construction plans for Village Center, in Plainsboro, NJ, with an eye to breaking ground in the spring...
Urbanists meet in New Zealand
The second semiannual Urbanism Down Under gathering was held in Auckland, New Zealand, recently, attracting 400 participants, according to urban...
Institutional partnership boosts village project
Developer Robert Chapman has found a formula for succeeding with a new urban development in this severe real estate downturn: team up with a growing...
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