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.
01.30.2023
Many of them are easy and low-cost.
Many of them are easy and low-cost.
01.10.2023
A project that has “promised much and delivered little.”
A project that has “promised much and delivered little.”
12.13.2022
Caving to a wealthy donor, the school proposes an out of scale insertion into its historic core.
Caving to a wealthy donor, the school proposes an out of scale insertion into its historic core.
12.12.2022
How an urban design student helped lead a community regeneration project.
How an urban design student helped lead a community regeneration project.
09.14.2022
Advice from David Baker Architects on how to create vibrant, pedestrian-friendly buildings and developments.
Advice from David Baker Architects on how to create vibrant, pedestrian-friendly buildings and developments.
08.23.2022
The (renewed) case for congestion pricing in New York City.
The (renewed) case for congestion pricing in New York City.
08.17.2022
How Sydney is grappling with the question: whose city is it?
How Sydney is grappling with the question: whose city is it?
08.08.2022
The architect has a long history with that troubled road.
The architect has a long history with that troubled road.
07.26.2022
Better cities emerge when the people who shape them think more broadly about the places they are creating.
Better cities emerge when the people who shape them think more broadly about the places they are creating.
07.18.2022
Two Arup designers on equitable decarbonization.
Two Arup designers on equitable decarbonization.
06.22.2022
A talk with the author of Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It.
A talk with the author of Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It.
03.21.2022
A new biography about the brilliant urbanist reveals why his radical vision is as necessary today as it was in the second half of the 20th century.
A new biography about the brilliant urbanist reveals why his radical vision is as necessary today as it was in the second half of the 20th century.
02.07.2022
European urban conditions have been improving, but their U.S. counterparts remain mired in dysfunction.
European urban conditions have been improving, but their U.S. counterparts remain mired in dysfunction.
01.04.2022
How the Battle of the Grid played out in New Orleans and New York.
How the Battle of the Grid played out in New Orleans and New York.
10.18.2021
A new book on misguided assumptions of the people who design our roads.
A new book on misguided assumptions of the people who design our roads.
09.28.2021
Helping to redefine through design that often loaded term.
Helping to redefine through design that often loaded term.
09.23.2021
The architect on the issues that challenge his city—and almost every other U.S. city as well.
The architect on the issues that challenge his city—and almost every other U.S. city as well.
09.14.2021
What is it about water that draws us so instinctually toward it?
What is it about water that draws us so instinctually toward it?
08.31.2021
A talk with Rick Cole, the new executive director of the CNU.
A talk with Rick Cole, the new executive director of the CNU.
07.21.2021
Some guiding principles for living in a world of sea level rise.
Some guiding principles for living in a world of sea level rise.
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