Everyone seems to have an opinion on gentrification. But what does the word actually mean?
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Send this video to anyone who needs a crash course in why parking minimums are a major problem for American cities.
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It's time to put these common misconceptions about suburban America to rest.
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High occupancy vehicle lanes are being sold as a positive addition to our highways, but they are just another way to induce demand for roads and driving.
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With each new regulation, new justification for even more regulation tends to arise.
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Celebration of the Sabbath and a desire to live near people and institutions that support your religious practices has shaped the urban fabric of Orthodox Jewish communities.
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If we can align the incentives of the players involved, we can build infrastructure that is actually necessary and while doing it quicker and at lower prices than we do now.
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New Urbanist design has been praised and criticized alike. A recent development in Orlando, FL offers a unique opportunity to examine the challenges and potentials for success in planned New Urbanist communities.
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Should cities invest in big projects in the hopes of increasing tourism, or should they invest in the people that have already taken a risk by moving back into their long-dormant downtowns?
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Greenspace is not the same as a park. This example from Jersey City, NJ shows you why that's the case and how to build better parks in the process.
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Increasing affordable housing doesn't have to require millions in public dollars or fancy new construction.
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The consequence for minor lapses in judgment shouldn’t be death.
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Until cities can lower the cost of building affordable housing, they'll never be able to create enough of it.
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Get out there and start making your streets safer.
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Gas, loans, insurance, and maintenance aren't the only costs that car ownership incurs.
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Most cities' "traffic problems" are actually problems with the qualitative experience of traffic, not with simple travel time or delay. Perhaps we need a "Traffic Frustration Index" instead of a Traffic Congestion Index.
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I feel like I’ve tapped into a magical new world of transportation possibilities
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What's it like to watch a shopping mall die?
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Let's not allow a simplistic reaction to direct funding of highways -- as opposed to our current indirect approach -- keep us from doing things that will help everyone, especially the poor.
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Many people leave the city and head for the suburbs once they have children. I did the opposite.
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