RECENT ARTICLES – 2023
New York State DOT is moving forward with replacing the I-81 viaduct, which has divided the Upstate city for six decades, with a grid of streets. But the design will determine whether this is a human-scale community grid or marred by a suburban arterial.
These five design and implementation ideas could be repeated in many locations to create more equitable and sustainable, socially and economically robust corridors.
The Proscenium is a key part of one of the largest, coordinated, suburban retrofit endeavors anywhere in the US.
New community in Guatemala City is inspiring to those who watch the short YouTube production.
The South Carolina city is pushing back against the US Army Corps of Engineers, who propose a perimeter wall to defend against storm surge. Charleston envisions a levy and range of public spaces in a Civic Design Opportunities Report.
Although Houston is famous for having no zoning, its land-use codes are nearly as complicated. Imminent revision of parking, dwelling, and lot size rules could trigger a wave of sorely needed missing middle housing.
Experts discuss hospital-oriented development and its dramatic potential to transform cities big and small.
As rising rents and exclusionary zoning have failed to provide housing for many, a Durham church looks at an ancient model of homes for the elderly.
Doral, known for a golf course and sprawl, has partnered with a developer to create a walkable downtown on the site of a former nondescript office park, reusing existing infrastructure.
A mixed-use plan for a Central Florida blueberry farm seeks to build a sense of place around agricultural production, using Seaside as an urban design model.
The Planetizen list of top all-time urbanists confirms the outsized influence of new urbanist ideas among planners at the moment.