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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.

LeCorbusier: the Pol Pot of architecture

Why does a man of harsh, totalitarian instincts continue to be venerated?

In Washington and Milwaukee, HOPE VI reduced crime

A study of redevelopment finds that HOPE VI can improve safety not only in the rebuilt projects but in areas beyond their boundaries.

On the trail of Donald Shoup

"L.A. wasn’t built around the car," says a writer exploring the life's work of the UCLA 'parking guru.' "It was built around the parking lot."

Nearly every US metro area is poorer than in 2000

A Brookings analysis shows that 91 of the top 100 metro areas ended the decade with lower median incomes than in 2000.

What to do about parking

A new book, and the New York Times architecture critic, ponder how to make better use of some of the 500 million parking spaces in America.

Urbanism blossoming near Georgia university

A Mercer University initiative, with aid from the Knight Foundation, and a class trip to confer with Richard Florida result in “The Lofts at Mercer Village.”

Posted by Robert Steuteville on 28 Nov 2011

Too much parking, too few residents

A study of New Haven, Connecticut, finds that "the more parking there is in a city, the fewer people are there."

How to say yes to homeless shelters

An advocacy group in Vancouver has assembled a how-to manual in favor of such projects. But opponents say too many assisted residents in one place causes problems.

Toronto mayor's waterfront plan is sinking

A proposed megamall and Ferris wheel at the mouth of the Don River are lambasted in a protest from 147 leading aademics, urban designers, and architects.