A City Is More Than Its Crime
When you advocate for cities, you hear it again and again. “Why would I go there, I don’t want to get shot.” Here’s why that narrative is deeply flawed.
Category: new urbanism
An Island Of Good Design Is No Good At All
This shopping mall strategically flashes elements of sustainable urban design to mask the fact that it is surrounded by parking, car-centric roads, and no transit access
Trains, Boats, and Trails: Three Barriers to Automobile Speed Have Amplified a Thriving Suburb
Fairport, New York’s growth is likely fueled in part by three barriers to vehicles speed on their Main Street
That’s Not A Neighborhood
Cul De Sac housing is not a neighborhood. Here’s what a neighborhood should be.
Re-Imagining This Public Space Exemplifies Rochester’s “Long Game”
Rochester’s newest public space is a piece of a much bigger downtown puzzle that is still being assembled
It Feels Like Young People Are Embracing Urbanism
Anecdotally, it feels like young people are far more tuned-in to new urbanistic concepts than their generational elders