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A city known for vision loses its planning chief

Brent Toderian, who gave substance to Vancouver’s EcoDensity Initiative, is out as planning director of the Canadian city.

The cost of imposing urban order

A stunning exhibition reveals what was destroyed by New York’s rigid street grid—and what’s been gained.

New funding for new infrastructure

Henry Cisneros argues that new urbanist principles can be applied to infrastructure, resulting in new, smarter, more efficient and more environmentally responsible public facilities.

Sprawl repair prototypes

As communities seek to fix broken real estate economies, new building prototypes that can both repair damaged urban fabric and garner financing are needed.

Social network assists downtown rebirth

Bristol Rising in Connecticut is one of the most comprehensive small city redevelopment plans in the US.

Why cities are unaffordable

Cities and towns would do better to focus on more effective regulations and find ways to make them as streamlined as possible.

HUD announces new funding for Choice Neighborhoods

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the availability of $110 million in grants to transform public and assisted housing and to revitalize communities.

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