Let the ride begin: An image shows how West Palm Beach is a different place three decades after a master plan and code.
Esmeralda Land Company has options on a former lumber mill in Cloverdale, with plans for an educational and cultural community.
A Necessary Response: The Climate Action Handbook for Urbanists is an impassioned and technically useful guide to taking action at the community level.
The Painted Babies show how well-designed micro-homes can make a statement at the right price.
Most of these cities are built on a grid, an important point, according to the CNU founder and internationally known planner.
Medium-height, medium-scale buildings, slightly larger than typical Missing Middle housing, are the backbone of great neighborhoods. We need to emphasize this scale more.

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Opponents lost their bid to prevent a

Opponents lost their bid to prevent a Wal-Mart Supercenter from being built as part of a HOPE VI public housing redevelopment project in the Lower...

An extensive study of 4-lane to 3-lane conversions

An extensive study of 4-lane to 3-lane road conversions in Iowa demonstrated a 25 percent reduction in accident frequency and a 19 percent reduction...

Artists energize places. But how? And for how long?

Advocates are sponsoring art activities throughout the US and trying to determine their impact.

The Tolkin Group recently won a competition sponsored

The Tolkin Group recently won a competition sponsored by the City of Manhattan Beach, California, to develop Metlox Block, a 3-acre, mixed-use...