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Live smaller, work closer, shed excess

ULI's forecast of the next few years envisions a combination of scarcity and density that could should be good news for well-ordered urban places.

3 Dec 27 2011 5:53pm
To be poor and isolated by sprawl

The character of US suburbs is changing and becoming poorer — especially in the Midwest, but also significantly in the Northeast and South.

3 May 17 2011 8:46am
Cost of sprawl: Part 1

Sprawl is threatening to bankrupt us in more ways than we might realize. Here's how it affects emergency services and other costs.

7 Mar 9 2011 9:33am
No McMansions for millennials

Generation Y, 80 million strong, is showing a strong preference for living where the things that people need are within a comfortable walk.

Jan 20 2011 12:47pm
Foreclosures point to waning of the suburban era, study says

Development is shifting to cities more strongly than most Americans realize, a new book asserts.

Jun 15 2010 1:20pm
Walkable design saves money, carbon emissions

The Housing + Transportation Affordability Index is a powerful tool for evaluating urban form.

Mar 31 2010 11:00pm
Families across the US who live in affordable subsidized rental units within a half-mile of transit

Families across the US who live in affordable, subsidized, rental units within a half-mile of public transit are at risk of rising rents in the next five years, according to a report published by AARP.

Dec 1 2009 12:00am
Analysis of the Curtis Park HOPE VI project

An economic impact analysis of the Curtis Park HOPE VI project in Denver by the Leland Consulting Group illustrate a success story. Among the findings:

• Crime was down 17 percent (it rose 7 percent in comparable neighborhoods).

Jun 30 2006 11:00pm
Village-style development pays, according to study

Sarasota 2050 Plan, a ground-breaking regional analysis, calls for infill redevelopment, new villages, and open space preservation. Amajor regional plan nearing completion in Sarasota County, Florida, makes a fiscal case for the New Urbanism.

Dec 1 2001 12:00am
Density makes New Urbanism cheaper, study says

Total infrastructure and development costs per unit and per capita are slightly lower for New Urbanism compared to conventional suburban development (CSD), according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The theoretical study was completed in June of 1995. The study began with a conventionally planned, 743-acre site in Nepean, Ontario. The CSD includes typical suburban loop roads and cul-de-sacs, civic buildings and shopping centers on surrounding arterial roads. Nelessen Associates of Princeton, New Jersey, was hired to design an alternative new urbanist town.

Jun 30 1998 11:00pm