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.
In other housing news, Oregon’s new model code, a village of tiny homes for the formerly homeless in Austin, and urban cohousing near Chicago.
A 360-acre traditional neighborhood development sets new pattern for growth in Columbus, Georgia.
A postcard sketch competition asked Urban Guild members to draw some ideas in a few minutes during an evening gathering at the Guild Summit in Chattanooga in late October. The members include architects, urban designers, and other urbanists.
I have been working on a Climate Action Handbook for CNU, which we plan to have published and printed by CNU 34 in Northwest Arkansas, but in doing so, I took a break from Public Square for a month and a half. There's a backlog of stories, some of...
Four decades of public-nonprofit-private partnership in New Urbanism has produced a city in balance, moving forward.
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
Plan Baton Rouge turns words into action
State, city, parish, and a local charitable foundation work together to revitalize the downtown of Louisiana’s capital using principles of the New...
The Inner City and Transportation Task Forces
The Inner City and Transportation Task Forces have been asked by the Northeast-Midwest Institute, a Washington DC-based nonprofit, to copublish a...
RTKL designes town center for Woodlands
The Dallas branch of RTKL Associates has designed a mixed-use town center for The Woodlands, a 27,000-acre planned conventional community outside...
Call for best practices for transportation networks
To prepare for the 2008 Charlotte transportation summit, CNU is seeking best practice examples for transportation networks. We are looking for...
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