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Addressing the planners
I see planners generally making every excuse possible — particularly blaming reticence of behalf...
13 Mar 26 2012 8:21am Charles Marohn
Public process: Don’t botch your online engagement
With questions posed the right way, ideas that rise to the top will be those held to standards of...
1 Mar 23 2012 8:46am Scott Doyon
How not to plumb the state of community-building
A New York CNU program asks how the US can get better urban development, but the answers seem...
Mar 22 2012 4:42pm Philip Langdon
Gates, sprawl, and 'walking while black'
The Trayvon Martin tragedy is partly about what happens to a gated development when residents find...
28 Mar 22 2012 12:00pm Robert Steuteville
Deciding the Sweet Sixteen by Walk Score
Marquette is the favorite to win the NCAA tournament based on — not rebounds, assists, steals, or...
1 Mar 20 2012 1:48pm Kaid Benfield
Senate transportation bill: More bland than bold
MAP-21 never mentions livability, but it supports "complete streets" and holds the line against...
Mar 20 2012 9:40am Robert Steuteville
Lessons from Disney
From a layout and design standpoint, the Disney World resort complex is the ultimate strong town.
3 Mar 19 2012 2:23pm Charles Marohn
Cutting edge, all-purpose comp plan: For you? Free (conditions apply).
Pssst! You say you need a comprehensive plan? On the quick and on the cheap?
Mar 19 2012 8:07am Ben Brown
(Public) space: The final frontier
What's the right amount of public space?  PlaceShaker Howard Blackson presents a few metrics...
Mar 15 2012 1:12pm Howard Blackson
Return that iPad if you care about cities
Apple's new headquarters deserves a protest.
14 Mar 14 2012 8:33am Kaid Benfield
Where design competitions err
Beyond the controversial Eisenhower Memorial lie more widespread problems with public competitions.
Mar 13 2012 6:29am Lisa Austin
Urban renewal: 21st Century style
New Google image shows the devastation wrought by shortsighted hospital plans near downtown New...
Mar 12 2012 12:04pm Robert Steuteville
From the mayor's office (part 3)
From the public safety coordinator to the state legislator, we have to pull together to create...
Mar 12 2012 9:11am Charles Marohn
Smart growth = Smart parenting, part 2
In what ways are evolving trends in home buying impacting our kids — and our responsibility for...
1 Mar 12 2012 8:35am Scott Doyon
Ten truths of live-work planning policy
What are the planning and community development implications of live-work? They are legion, and...
Mar 9 2012 10:11am Thomas Dolan
The case for codes
As codes provide predictability, they also protect the diversity of urbanism. Without them, wary...
6 Mar 6 2012 8:26am Andres Duany
Forgive and forget
STROADS are dangerous for the elderly because they combine the fast moving traffic of a road with...
Mar 5 2012 11:03am Charles Marohn
The Social Network: Community edition
Are we responding correctly to the contemporary human condition with the mixed-use, walkable...
1 Mar 5 2012 10:43am Howard Blackson
Townhouses without the wiggle
A little less "wiggle room" is often better for an appealing street and an outdoor room.
Mar 4 2012 1:39pm Susan Henderson
Chasing the wrong story
The Atlantic Cities’ investigation of whether light-rail lines reduce road congestion leads us in...
6 Mar 1 2012 11:20pm Philip Langdon
The cost of urban freeways
Steve Mouzon of Original Green posted an illuminating blog on the destruction of real estate values...
7 Feb 28 2012 11:02am Robert Steuteville
Projections
To build resiliency in a local economy, the best available information is not enough. We actually...
3 Feb 27 2012 12:03pm Charles Marohn
Dream home for the new era: Compact, connected & mortgage-free
Even before the Great Recession, real estate market analysts were patiently explaining the...
4 Feb 27 2012 11:06am Ben Brown
Choose the grid? Absolutely.
The argument that grid plans are inefficient is flawed; The grid has proven itself for centuries,...
5 Feb 27 2012 9:03am Paul Knight
The surprise in the transportation budget
Though hardly anyone has noticed, the proposed 2013 budget of the US Department of Transportation (...
3 Feb 23 2012 4:09pm Robert Steuteville
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