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Historic opportunity to remove barrier, reconnect community The terminus of I-16 cuts into the historic core of Savannah, and removal of a flyover would help to heal the wounds of 1960s destruction on a minority and immigrant neighborhood.

The magic of inner-block development The opportunities are vast to create human-scale places on the inside of urban blocks, according to a discussion on CNU's On the Park Bench.

L.A. City Wins Fix the City Lawsuit Against E Line Development Plan “We urgently need more housing and we should put it close to public transit to reduce traffic congestion. This victory is an essential step in dramatically reimagining how Angelenos live, work, sho…

Toronto City Council Removes Most Minimum Parking Requirements The parking reform movement has a major new feather in its cap: the Toronto City Council has this week adopted sweeping changes to the parking requirements of the city's zoning bylaws.

Canadian neighbourhood declares 'war on fun' with ban on outdoor play Vancouver Island community prohibited use of roadways for anything other than access in and out, for safety reasons

Planning for retrofit of retirement communities Continuing care retirement communities are a huge industry, planned in the suburban model, often with excess land that could be better utilized in a walkable, mixed-use form.

Ten environmental benefits of walkable places This is third in a series of articles on the advantages of building human-scale cities and towns.

The Emptier Roads of 2020 Were More Lethal Preliminary data from the National Safety Council shows a 24% spike in the U.S. traffic fatality rate, with drivers traveling faster and more recklessly with fewer people on the road.

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The fall of the Roman Empire and the future of cities Harvard economist Ed Glaeser and former New York City Health Commissioner Mary Bassett were recently interviewed on national radio about COVID-19 and the future of our cities. What both of them tou…

Are you in danger of being replaced by AI...it could happen today as it has for some others. Is your job in danger of being replaced by AI? Just a couple of days ago one media outlet announced that it was letting go of a portion of its reporters and ...

Minneapolis Red Line - What is wrong When I think of a transit line that is referred to as the red line I think of major subway systems such as in Los Angeles or in Washingto...