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Too many architects, planners, transportation engineers, and urban designers reduce the ADA to some kind of onerous hurdle that must be leaped.
A New England-style green creates the site for mixed-use and affordable housing at the center of a historic city.
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The halting of three in-city freeway expansions highlights a new momentum on reversing the damage of highways through urban areas.
“Strong culture is as important as walkability, good street frontage, and all of the elements new urbanists always talk about.”
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Charles Marohn points the way to reviving cities and towns through reform of the profession that builds the framework for sprawl.