Before we can create vibrant, sustainable urban areas, we need to understand what naturally happens when people congregate in cities.
In recent years, some urban planners have begun to explore ways to unlock Dutch-style multimodality, hoping to utilize the bicycle as a tool to increase public-transit ridership and decrease car dependency. In fact, the case could be made that—with...
CNU's Membership Engagement Manager Jay Shepley speaks with Jeff Speck about his new book, Walkable City Rules; 101 Steps to Making Better Places...
This panel explores the dearth of diversity in urban design and planning—and its impact on communities. It also suggests ways to build a pipeline of talent that better reflects the diversity of cities.
Chuck Wolfe, author of the new book Seeing the Better City, shares how photo-powered “urban diaries” can give residents a powerful new way to contribute to the dialogue that shapes their cities
Sit at the tables where people are deciding where the new school will go, whether to expand the bus stop or if a new business can drop itself into a neighborhood, and the first question that comes to mind is, “Where are all the people of color?”
A Changing Climate Means A Changing Society. The Island Press Urban Resilience Project, Supported By The Kresge Foundation And The JPB Foundation, Is Committed To A Greener, Fairer Future. This Post Was Originally Published On...
Founded in 1996, The Skyscraper Museum is a private, not-for-profit, educational corporation devoted to the study of high-rise building, past, present, and future. Located in New York City, the world's first and foremost vertical metropolis, the...
As cities in America redevelop, they face challenges to citizens’ wellbeing, i.e. gentrification and sustainability concerns.
Optimism is alive in a new generation of environmentally aware and astute African American young people who “get it.” Over the past four years 40,000 pounds of trash has been removed from Washington DC’s Anacostia River by young, local African...
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