The impact of urbanism on day-to-day life may be the strongest argument for change.
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.
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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.
Better Cities & Towns Archive
Complete Streets are safe, effective, affordable, report says
Complete Streets correlate with broader economic gains like increased employment and higher property values, according to the most comprehensive...
EPA praises smart growth achievements in 5 communities
Projects in St. Louis, MO, Normal, IL, Albuquerque, NM, El Paso, TX, and Howard, SD, were recognized in the agency's eighth annual awards.
Turning alleys into neighborhood spaces
Large American cities increasingly are trying to improve the aesthetics, environmental performance, or sociability of their alleys. In 2007 the City...
St. Michaels, Maryland, a town of 700 homes
St. Michaels, Maryland, a town of 700 homes on Chesapeake Bay, must decide whether to approve a new urbanist project or allow conventional...
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