A town near me is looking to build a mixed-use waterfront village—a street plan could be the key to achieving that goal.
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.
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
Charlotte launches Charlotte 2030: A Sustainable Vision For Our Region
Government and community leaders start a sustainability group with broad support.
The head of the District of Columbia Council
The head of the District of Columbia Council has introduced a bill to allow developers to build housing, offices, and shops alongside or on top of...
CNU gets grant from Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust
The grant allows New Urbanist experts to teach the CNU/ITE Designing Walkable Urban Thoroughfares manual to Chicagoland’s transportation engineers...
Despite an abundance of compact, walkable, mixed-use towns
Despite an abundance of compact, walkable, mixed-use towns dating back to the 19th, 18th, and even 17th centuries, Connecticut has been slow to...
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