#ForewordFriday: All About the Little Things
By Meghan Bartels / On September 19th, 2014
#ForewordFriday: Better Together Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On June 6th, 2014
#ForewordFriday: Multifamily Livability Edition
By Meghan Bartels / On April 25th, 2014
Making Downtowns Liveable
By Admin / On August 5th, 2013
Harold Henderson of Build a Better Burb interviewed author Ned Crankshaw, author of Creating Vibrant Public Spaces: Streetscape Design in Commercial and Historic Districts. He chairs the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Kentucky.
Imagination + Visualization = Approval?
By Darrin Nordahl / On June 1st, 2012
Austin’s streetcar proposal has been burning up the transit headlines recently, and for good reason. After years of planning, the first leg of the route has finally come into focus, ready for approval.
But there is contention. Not so much with the route choice, but whether Austin needs a streetcar in the first place. As to be expected, most of the objection is coming from motorists; folks who simply cannot imagine themselves using transit.
Now Coveted: A Walkable, Convenient Place
By Christopher B. Leinberger / On May 29th, 2012
Walking isn't just good for you. It has become an indicator of your socioeconomic status.
Until the 1990s, exclusive suburban homes that were accessible only by car cost more, per square foot, than other kinds of American housing. Now, however, these suburbs have become overbuilt, and housing values have fallen. Today, the most valuable real estate lies in walkable urban locations. Many of these now pricey places were slums just 30 years ago.
A Few Minutes with Darrin Nordahl
By Jason Leppig / On May 8th, 2012
We had a few minutes with author Darrin Nordahl and asked him his thoughts on how to transform transit.
Island Press: Why are Americans so obsessed with driving?
Darrin Nordahl: Cars deliver a sense of freedom and thrill. The former may only be a perception, as traffic choked streets hardly make one feel liberated. But the thrill of driving is undeniably real. Americans love cars because they are part of our collective culture and part of our individual identity.
Slideshow: Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities
By Admin / On February 16th, 2011
How can the design of cities address the challenge of climate change? Patrick Condon, author of Seven Rules for Sustainable Communities, presents simple guidelines for community design that can help cities flourish in the post-carbon world.
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Peter Newman's Resilient Cities: The Sustainable Transport City
By Peter Newman / On March 12th, 2009
Cities, neighborhoods and regions will be designed to use energy sparingly by offering walkable, transit-oriented options for all supplemented by renewably-powered electric plug-in vehicles. Cities with more sustainable transport systems have reduced ecological footprint from their reduced fossil fuels and greater chance of enhancing their ecology through reduced urban sprawl and car-based infrastructure.