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New Towns & Neighborhoods
Building towns and neighborhoods from scratch is where we cut our teeth and remains a mainstay of our work. Several of these, like Rosemary Beach, FL and Heulebrug, Belgium, have upended conventional practice and established new benchmarks in sustainable greenfield development.
Rosemary Beach | South Walton, Florida
Trump’s billion-dollar makeover of Washington DC
In U.S. cities big and small, summer crowds signal an urban comeback
Early drafts offer peek at housing-heavy MCI makeover
A Portrait of America in 25 Buildings and Monuments
Prospect plans new downtown with housing, retail along U.S. Highway 42
Marathon Development Moves Forward
Neighborhood combines affordable housing with design excellence
Are Sacramento’s One-Way Streets Killing Pedestrians?
The Hidden Forces Shaping Your Choices
‘It will be ready for the World Cup:’ Thursday game at Foxborough to serve as train test run
As Downtown grows, leaders focus on walkability — and housing gaps
Trading stop lights for stop signs? Big changes could be coming to make downtown Louisville safer
Urban planning expert says downtown Louisville isn't walkable
Transit Panel with Bill Straus and Chris Dempsey
How Cities Are Designed: Creating Walkable Places with Jahnavi Kirtane
5 Questions: Jeff Speck
Each year tens of thousands of Americans accidentally kill
Traffic Safety or Culture War? Trump’s Desire to ‘Own The Libs’ Undermines Safety
Greeley City Council discusses westward expansion, preparing for population growth
Can volunteer walk audits fix data gaps for accessible pedestrian infrastructure?
Wednesday’s Headlines Have Seen the Light
Former OKC Mayor Mick Cornett in Conversation with City Planner and Author Jeff Speck
To get new towns right, let’s look to The Netherlands
Top 10 Island Press Built Environment Books
Chattanooga woman walks 100K steps in one day. Here’s what she learned
Commuter rail ridership surges with South Coast Rail
Our Opinion: Walkability should be a community goal regionwide
Divided Scranton council passes mayor's downtown traffic/streetscape plan
Video tells the tale of impressive Belgian New Urbanism
Jeff Speck’s “Interesting Walk,” In Unexpected Art Forms
Watertown plans main square transformation
Big changes eyed for downtown Scranton traffic flow, signals, streetscapes
Lane changes, fewer traffic lights and more: Scranton streetscape plans headed to City Council
Planner shares walkable downtown vision for East Longmeadow
Traffic patterns changing as work to remake Louisville's Main Street continues
Water Street brought urban luxury to Tampa. Will the rest of the city follow?
Nebraska’s cities are built for cars. These young activists want to change that.
Walkable Wednesdays
Town consultants unveil proposals to transform Centre Street parking lots
Future City with Jeff Speck
Town advances plans to rethink Centre Street lots, but assures that the parking will stay
Traffic signals to be removed as part of Downtown Mobile Street Optimization Plan
How could self-driving cars change Boston?
Walkable Cities, Neighborhoods = Happy Communities
Why Jeff Speck is a “Zoning Abolitionist”
Louisville is trying to make its downtown areas more walkable. Here's how
Community Visioning Event with Walkability Expert Jeff Speck
Public meetings focus on future of Lahaina streets
Greeley’s unique qualities stressed in look to future
Traffic changes coming to downtown Mobile
Freeport reviews plans for village corridor initiative
Making Downtown Lake Charles More Walkable
21 Unexpected Heavy Hitters for a Democratic Shadow Cabinet
Escaping the Housing Crisis with Jeff Speck
Walking the line: A safer, more walkable Lake Charles starts here
Mayor Greenberg Welcomes Renewed Urban Planner to Louisville
City unveils plans to make downtown Louisville, NuLu streets safer and walkable
'Walkable and safe': Urban planning company to make changes to downtown Louisville in next five years
Jeff Speck, Walkability Wizard, in Lake Charles, LA
Prominent urban designer urges patience on controversial Copley Square redesign
How can car-centric cities redesign with humans in mind?
A move to make Lake Charles more ‘walkable’
Design firm showcasing steps toward making University of Alabama more walkable, bikeable
Free advice for a cheap, quick fix to make a dangerous road safer. Will Harrisburg accept it?
Could the Comeback of the U.S. Pedestrian Mall Start on Bourbon St.?
Proposed Massport Price Hike Could Double Fees on Ubers, Lyfts to Logan
Safe Streets: Working to curb road deaths
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Lyon Square’s Role in a More Walkable Grand Rapids
Beyond the Northern Corridor: Nonprofit, experts ponder new traffic solutions
Urban planner Jeff Speck returns to survey downtown Hammond, advise on next projects
Championing Westfield: Master plan unveiled for Grand Park district
Voters choose transit in two sprawling cities
Walkability studies planned for downtown Louisville, NuLu
City planners will study NuLu, downtown Louisville in effort to improve safety and quality of life
Public Works to launch Downtown and NuLu walkability study
How walkable places lead to healthier people
Building Better Communities: Southwest Oklahoma Hosts Walkability Workshops
Building better communities: Walkability workshop brings renowned speaker Jeff Speck to Duncan
What Nashville's transit plan can learn from the author of the 'urbanist's bible'
Walk this Way: Redesigning Cities with Jeff Speck
2024 Summit on Sustainability brings nearly 700 community leaders together to advance sustainable initiatives
First+Main Films Announces Winners of the 2024 Better Cities Film Festival
A Thriving City is a Walkable City with Jeff Speck
Q+A with 'Walkable City' author Jeff Speck
Worcester Public Joins Vision Zero Planning Team for “Walk Audit” on Park Avenue
Less driving, more cycling: How you commute to work impacts your health
City of Henderson asks for volunteers for walkability surveys on major streets around Boulder Highway
Investing in Cities: Private Capital's Growing Role in Urban Development
Walking in Lancaster City
A tale of two tunnels: examining the state of Mass. infrastructure
The road to deprioritizing drivers, and avoiding 'stroads'
2-Way Traffic, Parker Harding Park, And More: Planning A New Downtown
Wanna make Windsor great? Create more 'walkability' says urban planning guru
A more ‘walkable’ Westport: Planner lists steps town can take
Renowned urban planner to share how to make Westport more walkable
Could two-way streets save Downtown Louisville? Why one urban planner thinks so.
JFK airport project misrepresented as not allowing bids from white, male-owned businesses
Planner to explore steps for a more ‘Walkable Westport’
Two Cheers For the Planners’ Pledge
'Change' of heart, mind sees Gordon backpedal on bike-lane stance
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