Henry Cisneros argues that new urbanist principles can be applied to infrastructure, resulting in new, smarter, more efficient and more environmentally responsible public facilities.
As communities seek to fix broken real estate economies, new building prototypes that can both repair damaged urban fabric and garner financing are needed.
Cycling and walking investments return up to $11.80 for every $1 invested — why aren't we jumping at that kind of value for transportation expenditures?
At its nastiest and most decrepit, the old and blighted traditional commercial block still outperforms the new, auto-oriented development by 41 percent.
