How did one of the most dangerous streets in Rhode Island turn into a safe and comfortable place for people to walk, bike, and shop? It’s all about community and local context.
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Harrisonburg skipped the renderings and went straight to the street—using a live demo to calm traffic and earn back trust.
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Mayor Kevin McDonnell and Dave Alden, co-leader of Petaluma Urban Chat, join us from Petaluma, California. They discuss the Know Before You Grow initiative, a community-driven effort that's helped encourage housing development in the city's downtown.
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The house is beautiful. The neighborhood is charming. The street? Designed like a drag strip—and it's launched multiple cars into one family's living room.
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Chuck sits down with Steve Nygren, the founder of a unique community just outside of Atlanta called Serenbe. They discuss the process of creating Serenbe, which features walkable, mixed-use “hamlets” surrounded by nature.
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It’s easy to get angry or check out when faced with your place’s continued decline. That doesn’t mean you should stop fighting for it.
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Leon Krier leaves behind a generation of designers, planners, and urbanists who see the world differently because of him. I owe him more than I can put into words.
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How do you make streets safer when your tools made them unsafe in the first place? If you’re the Maryland Department of Transportation, you start building a new toolbox.
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Dr. Patricia Tice is a transportation engineer, planner, researcher and self-proclaimed geek. She talks about her research into human behavior, as well as the role of human interaction and LEGO in urban design. (Transcript included.)
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When we recognize the housing crisis as a systems and strategy problem, we realize that there is no shortage of things cities can do right now to address it.
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Instead of relegating walkability to college campuses and tourist towns, let’s embrace it as a key to community strength.
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Charlotte, North Carolina, is in the middle of a housing crisis. Churches are stepping up to help.
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It comes down to stewardship, empathy, and humility.
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Some call it watered down, others call it overreach. But there’s no denying this new Texas bill nudges housing policy in the right direction.
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Iowa’s new ADU law puts power in the hands of homeowners, not just developers—and makes it easier for grandma to stay close to home.
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It’s time to make the beloved housing solution that turned Chicago into a bustling, modern city legal again.
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City staff in Harrisonburg, Virginia, are embracing a process of co-creation with the public they serve. Here’s what that means.
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Portland’s zoning overhaul is producing what every city says it wants: more homes people can actually afford.
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In Portland, Oregon one neighbor’s DIY device is quietly collecting the kind of street data cities can’t ignore—and that neighbors have known all along.
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Instead of waiting for someone else to fix their community’s transit problems, this group of local advocates took initiative with something simple—and powerful.
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