When you look around you, it's easy to see all the problems in your place. All the work yet to be done. But, look again: you'll also see the work that is currently underway to make a change for the better.
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Jersey City made headlines in 2022 when it accomplished what Vision Zero advocates have been championing for years: zero traffic deaths on city streets. Here are some lessons other communities can take from their efforts.
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Despite earlier legal success, protestors against the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority now find themselves facing a setback from the Oklahoma Supreme Court—though they’re not letting that stop them.
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Have you ever joined a Jane’s Walk? Named for renowned urban thinker Jane Jacobs, this annual festival of free, citizen-led walking conversations takes place around the world every May. Here’s one Walk from Winnipeg, MB.
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Housing affordability in places like Austin, TX, has reached an unacceptable zenith. This local teacher—who works two jobs just to afford her family’s rent—makes the case for zoning reform.
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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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In honor of Tommy Pacello, who inspired people to “do better” and make “cool stuff,” a cash prize will be awarded annually through The Tommy Pacello Placemaking Fellowship to an individual or team that is making “cool stuff."
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My family lost a loved one to a fatal car crash. Here’s what I wish I could go back and say to the person (and the thousands of others out there in his position) who walked away from that crash, believing he was to blame for it.
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The Family Dollar system operates more stores than McDonald’s, Starbucks, Target, and Walmart combined. And that’s not good news for your community.
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Engineers would have us believe that we’re just one shiny new technology away from making streets safer for people walking.
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Plenty of debate swirls around the question of whether or not government services like transit should be "free" to the end user. Here's what's missing from that debate.
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What if, rather than having to move because of life changes, your house itself could change? We present to you THE architectural solution to this common problem: The Incredible Expanding and Shrinking House.
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Trumansburg, NY, may not be a major city, but it’s feeling the squeeze of North America’s housing crisis just as much as larger municipalities. Here’s how they’re tackling the challenge of housing affordability.
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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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When a housing complex in Milwaukee's downtown was set aside in favor of building storage units, instead, this local wasn't just disappointed: he's alleging the plans shouldn't have been approved, in the first place.
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As Asheville, NC, promises to make up for past harms done to its Black community, it glosses over an ongoing disparity: less-wealthy homeowners (who are disproportionately Black) are overpaying on their property taxes.
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Two radically different bus trips highlight a common conundrum for supporters of public transit.
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Want to take action in your community, but don’t know where to begin because of imposter syndrome or a sense of helplessness—or hopelessness? Here’s how to shed your doubts and become a well-equipped enthusiast.
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People will walk in seemingly unwalkable places—not because they want to, but because they have to. Thankfully, this bridge in Peoria, IL, is becoming a little more walkable for each of these people who use it every day.
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