The unique planning and eclectic architecture of Savannah, GA, provide a PhD education on urban design—but there are also cautionary tales about development to be gleaned from this historic city.
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A collection of historic photos helped this advocate show how urban renewal marred his hometown, and left an inhospitable mess in its wake.
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This series of studies of 19th-century development in St. Paul, MN, can help us understand some of the earliest traces of what would later become the suburban development pattern.
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If there has ever been a good time to change our development pattern, the time is now.
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We’ve created a society in which families have to choose between either spread-out, single-family living or dense urban living—and each side of this (artificial) binary can come with upsides and downsides.
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White Flint, MD, presents a great case study for how a community can begin shifting the conversation on its transportation infrastructure and development pattern.
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Building to the street can create urban form and character, and increase the productivity of a site—even a site like this airport hotel.
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Good urbanism doesn’t have to mean large apartment buildings or an immaculate row of brownstones; the ad-hoc version on display in this Florida neighborhood is more relevant as a model of adaptation for the rest of us.
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Zoning restrictions in this Minneapolis suburb have rendered much of its original development in violation of its current rules. The city’s leadership is looking to change that.
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The way we build our neighborhoods in North America is nothing like making a pizza. But maybe it should be.
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Mixed-use development was once the norm in cities and towns, but most Americans no longer remember how it works. Here are 3 easy-to-understand forms that mixed use could (and should) take in your community.
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Our most famous case study revealed the high cost of auto-oriented development. But what if a little creative rearrangement could make things a whole lot better?
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Design affects us in a multitude of ways, and when we look to nature as inspiration for designing the built environment, the core takeaways are: adaptation and incrementalism.
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If you live in a city or town with old, abandoned storefronts, this one’s for you!
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Incrementalism is not an end in itself. Nor is it about a “small-is-beautiful” aesthetic for its own sake. Instead, it’s a practical pathway toward resilient, financially sound places.
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We tend to choose larger homes than we want our neighbors to choose. The result: suburban-style development that doesn't match what people actually want from their communities.
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What does and doesn’t work about the “great-granddaddy” of New Urbanism?
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We love organically grown, incrementally developed cities…but could we replicate their success if we started a new city from scratch?
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You might not guess by looking, but this traditional neighborhood development is an employment powerhouse.
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Some neighborhoods can feel downright hostile, especially to outsiders. But many places have become this way due to inhospitable design, not inhospitable people.
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