How the NIMBY-YIMBY Debates Worsened the Housing Crisis
09.11.2023
And how to change things for better results.
And how to change things for better results.
urban design
Is Santa Clara—the Heart of Silicon Valley—Soulless and Banal by Intent?
06.20.2023
The city combines great wealth and utter placelessness.
The city combines great wealth and utter placelessness.
From Venice to Detroit: Laboratories of the Future, Reconsidered
06.18.2023
Optimism and action trump didactic scolding every time.
Optimism and action trump didactic scolding every time.
Why Does America Provide More Space for Storing Cars Than Housing People?
06.13.2023
Paved Paradise recounts parking’s pivotal history, exposing its environmental, economic, and social impacts.
Paved Paradise recounts parking’s pivotal history, exposing its environmental, economic, and social impacts.
What Los Angeles Transit Could Learn From Charlotte
06.12.2023
On accidentally discovering the Queen City’s wonderful light rail system.
On accidentally discovering the Queen City’s wonderful light rail system.
Zoning, Preservation, Climate Change: Connecting the Dots
05.24.2023
What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
What can the law teach architecture, and vice-versa? Sara Bronin, head of the U.S. Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, knows.
Consider the 15 mph City
05.16.2023
It’s time to expand our vision to include slower, more human-scaled speeds of transportation.
It’s time to expand our vision to include slower, more human-scaled speeds of transportation.
What Would Jane Jacobs Do? Toward a New Model for Houses of Worship
04.10.2023
Cities need to prepare for a wave of declining churches.
Cities need to prepare for a wave of declining churches.
Peter Calthorpe Has a Plan for More Housing in California
04.03.2023
Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.
Through a state-mandated use of form-based codes and a focus on “grand boulevards” of underutilized commercial strips, the number of potential units expands by orders of magnitude.
Kelp Farming May Help Clean New York’s Polluted Waterways and Fight Climate Change
03.27.2023
The seaweed found in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay, and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants, bolstering marine ecosystems.
The seaweed found in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay, and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants, bolstering marine ecosystems.
Never Again Is Now: The Transportation Professions’ Responsibility to Work Toward Justice
03.15.2023
The racist truth about our urban highways.
The racist truth about our urban highways.
The 15-Minute City, Deconstructed
03.08.2023
It’s every city ever built by humans until a century ago.
It’s every city ever built by humans until a century ago.
Should New York City Streets Be Illegal?
03.07.2023
The city is falling woefully short of its Vision Zero goals.
The city is falling woefully short of its Vision Zero goals.
A Waterfront Park as Public Amenity and Climate Mitigator
02.13.2023
A talk with landscape architect Tom Balsley about Long Island City’s Hunter’s Point South Park.
A talk with landscape architect Tom Balsley about Long Island City’s Hunter’s Point South Park.
10 Ways to Make Struggling Downtowns Thrive
01.30.2023
Many of them are easy and low-cost.
Many of them are easy and low-cost.
How Tactical Urbanism Helped Conquer the Streets of Jersey City
01.18.2023
The city reported zero pedestrian deaths on its streets in 2022. Planner Mike Lydon tells us how they did it.
The city reported zero pedestrian deaths on its streets in 2022. Planner Mike Lydon tells us how they did it.
Dear Mayor Bass: Los Angeles Can’t Double Down on Past Mistakes
01.17.2023
The homeless crisis is just part of a larger problem: our suburban form.
The homeless crisis is just part of a larger problem: our suburban form.
Can Architecture Save the Third Dimension?
11.29.2022
It must create places compelling enough to compete with our phones.
It must create places compelling enough to compete with our phones.
Urban Design Keys to Achieving Real Authenticity: 12 Principles
11.28.2022
A set of placemaking tools for creating cities and towns.
A set of placemaking tools for creating cities and towns.
Civano: The Arizona Development That Shows Resilient Urbanism Is Possible
11.09.2022
A new book comprehensively captures a cutting-edge New Urbanist experiment in the Sonoran Desert.
A new book comprehensively captures a cutting-edge New Urbanist experiment in the Sonoran Desert.
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