Architect Steve Mouzon is one of the most prolific photographers of urban places, particularly New Urbanism. It’s not easy to take a photo that makes you feel like you are inside, or want to be inside, a great place. This is a photo of the Entry...
A nationwide Realtors survey reveals that a majority of Americans prefer a walkable neighborhood, and they are willing to pay for it. That tracks with higher values in highly walkable neighborhoods.
The Reynolds Cottages are a good example of missing middle housing, reusing a vacant block in Brunswick, Georgia.
Addison Circle was designed as a transit-oriented development three decades before the transit line opened. The far-sighted dream became a reality last fall, spurring more mixed-use development.
Good design and the right mix of businesses are keys to success.
George Washington helped to build a nation later in life. As a teenager, he planned a city that is still a model of livability.
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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.
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Kevin Kelly, a developer who sold
Kevin Kelly, a developer who sold his share in Civano, a Tucson new urbanist project earlier this year, now has a new Arizona project north of...
Arverne-by-the-Sea brings NU to New York City
The city picks a design and development team for a $350-million, transit-oriented, walkable neighborhood that will fill oceanfront property on the...
Fourteen states have enacted visitability legislation
Fourteen states have enacted visitability legislation, and at least 24 cities have modified their building codes to make new houses accessible to...
Home Depot creates urban model store
Portland, Oregon, well known for its urban growth boundary and transit villages, may get the nation’s first Home Depot designed to fit into a Main...
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