A stunning exhibition reveals what was destroyed by New York’s rigid street grid—and what’s been gained.
The New York Times health columnist focuses on how deficient community designs can undermine people's well-being.
Dumbaugh’s speech opened up a dialogue among community members present and stoked a debate about creating a livable, sustainable urban environment.
Bristol Rising in Connecticut is one of the most comprehensive small city redevelopment plans in the US.
The perception of risk makes people more alert, more accommodating, and more cautious. It's less expensive, too.
This Better Block temporary arrangement of potted plants in South Dallas helped alert people to the benefits of narrowing the pavement and making the roadways more accommodating to pedestrians.
Source: The Better Block
With borrowed materials, volunteer labor, and little money, a group embarks on temporary but stimulating urban improvements.
Some think traffic studies underestimate coming congestion. Others say an overly rosy assessment would hurt the consultant who produces it.
CNU's booklet on sustainable street network principles strikes a chord during the Transportation Research Board annual conference.
Though criticized, the grid has given us places of the most vibrant, lively, and varied character; places of every kind and every use.
