Polestar Village brings a health and wellness focus to Radburn-like community that is centered on a community garden.
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...
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
Mason Run, a 55-acre new neighborhood
Mason Run, a 55-acre new neighborhood in Monroe, Michigan, recently went under construction on the site of a former paper mill. The city acquired the...
Ground has broken at Marsh Gardens, a 14-acre
Ground has broken at Marsh Gardens, a 14-acre infill project in Beaufort, South Carolina. With vernacular architecture and an urban form, Marsh...
CNU, HUD, AIA train housing officials
CNU is organizing a series of regional training seminars for public housing
officials. The series builds on CNU's longtime partnership with the US...
Civano, a 1,145-acre traditional neighborhood development (TND) in
Civano, a 1,145-acre traditional neighborhood development (TND) in Tuscon, Arizona, opened its first 15 homes on April 16, 1999, clustered around the...
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