Today, just for fun, I offer a slight twist on an age-old question.
The question above was posed on an urbanist listserve, and this was my answer: Because chickens can't drive.
Stroads are dangerous and unpleasant; no proverbial chicken would...
The historic urban crime reduction, if long term, will have significant ramifications for the housing market and urbanism.
The movement has been heavily influenced by art, as Volume 2 of The Art of the New Urbanism makes clear.
Buff Chace, a downtown developer in Providence, Rhode Island, was the first recipient of the Sisyphus Implementation Medal.
The history of master street plans, why they enable the richness and diversity of incremental development, and how they are being applied today—reported on CNU's On the Park Bench.
Two studies show the enormous potential for housing fronting underutilized commercial strip arterials.
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
APA approves New Urbanism division
In a move that furthers the New Urbanism’s entry into the mainstream of the planning profession, the Board of Directors of the American Planning...
Stormwater comparison
The US Environmental Protection Agency has created a suggested stormwater permit framework geared to encouraging higher-density, mixed-use...
Urban Labs focus on city neighborhood
CNU’s Urban Laboratory sessions were a successful introduction of the Providence Congress. Giving participants an opportunity to work side-by-side...
Abogo: the latest transportation and sustainability tool
Type an address into Abogo, a new website created by the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT) in Chicago, and you get transportation costs and...
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