The trend of inner-block development is very cool. This sweet little project, called Townsend in Edmond, Oklahoma, is breaking ground with two live-work units, 18 townhouses, and 13,000 square feet of commercial space on about an acre.
Authors of an academic survey recommend zoning and parking reform, as well as investing in alternative transportation, to enable car-free living.
The General Assembly Building in Richmond is typical of the architecture of the late Robert A.M. Stern, adding a new iconic building to an important urban site.
A relatively small number of locations account for a large share of pedestrian mortality; we know what to do, so let's do something about it.
The most-read pieces in Public Square: A CNU Journal say a lot about the topics capturing the attention of urbanists today. These include retrofitting suburbs, a proposed new city, density, fighting loneliness, turning a mall into a town center, and...
An analysis of the Miami 21 zoning code, a bold policy move that bets on urbanism, shows that its focus on walkability drives higher demand for neighborhood living.
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
Walk in the sky or on the street? St. Paul ponders
Anumber of northern cities are known for weather-enclosed pedestrian bridges that allow people to circulate through downtown without venturing into...
Foreclosures point to waning of the suburban era, study says
Development is shifting to cities more strongly than most Americans realize, a new book asserts.
CNU attends Ford’s “Go Further” Conference exploring accessibility and mobility
There was an undercurrent throughout the event that carmakers are waking up to the cultural and demographic shifts that are weakening the singular...
The town center in King Farm, a 440-acre
The town center in King Farm, a 440-acre traditional neighborhood development in Rockville, Maryland, is scheduled to begin construction in the...
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