It’s not enough to celebrate the fun stuff; we also need to confront our challenges.
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A narrow main street demonstrates just how powerful small changes in street design can be.
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Don't let your town be lured in by the big, shiny project. Focus on practical investments you can make to improve your community for the long haul.
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Is your city acting like a moody teenager? Take a deep breath and help shepherd it toward adulthood.
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Coffee shops are often the perfect spark to ignite downtown rebirth. Here's why.
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The nationwide decrease in transit ridership should be a wake-up call about how not to build public transportation in our cities.
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Yet another reason not to build a new stadium in your city.
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Should cities invest in big projects in the hopes of increasing tourism, or invest in the people that have already taken a risk by moving back into their long-dormant downtowns?
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Here are 3 reasons why our cities are desperately drawn to short-term megaprojects instead of small-scale improvements that will make our downtowns more successful in the long run.
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We cannot continue to expect the next wave of young, unmarried, temporary residents and suburban populations looking for a “fun night out” to fuel our cities' futures.
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Many towns seem to be under the false impression that if you back a dump truck of development money into an area that is not ready for it, it will instantly lift the neighborhood.
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Imagine I told you there was a revolutionary transportation idea that would give everyone the freedom to go anywhere, relatively cheaply and easily...
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Balancing the relationship between residents, businesses and public perception is a challenging task, but our cities stand to gain a lot if we can get it right.
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The biggest barrier we may have to tackle—the one that gives people a license to dismiss bikes as a transit outlier—is the misconception that bikes are a means of recreation instead of a tool for empowerment.
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Should cities invest in big projects in the hopes of increasing tourism, or should they invest in the people that have already taken a risk by moving back into their long-dormant downtowns?
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This is just the first step on a long and often difficult road.
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High speed, high volume roads often have a negative impact on the economic potential of a neighborhood. Here are three examples from Upstate New York that demonstrate this.
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How do we bridge the physical gap between regional mass transit options and city destinations? The answer may rest in the growing movement of bike share.
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As small cities make their way back toward a former glory, they face a unique set of challenges in contrast to larger urban growth movements. However, they also enjoy some seldom-realized advantages that might not be obvious to the average onlooker.
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