Signs with arrows pointing the way to popular destinations, along with average walking times, popped up in Raleigh. Walk Raleigh One rainy January night in Raleigh, North Carolina, Matt Tomasulo went ...

I don’t know if urbanism is science or art, but I do know its outcomes are best with a dose of creativity. There’s plenty to learn from the giant leaps in art and science to improve your urbanism ...

I see a fork in the road coming in the real estate industry. I see it when I drive far out from cities, in places they used to call “the country,” and observe extensions of suburban sprawl. Housing ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from “Urbanism Without Effort,” by Charles R. Wolfe, published by Island Press. In it, the author uses text and photos to illustrate how unplanned spaces and ...

This past summer in Philadelphia, “Park(ing) Day” returned for the ninth year, converting several metered parking spaces into temporary pocket parks. Meanwhile, roving beer gardens sprouted up in 14 ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The city painted a crosswalk and installed tennis-ball green signs, but the cars just kept on zooming through. But rather than wave a white flag, Sarah Newstok grabbed an orange one ...

Late last month, New Urbs web editor Addison Del Mastro asked a thought-provoking question on Twitter: “What can urbanism really say about classically urban places facing steep, long-term decline?” It ...

The discussion around how we plan the cities we want to live in is a never-ending conversation. As our world experiences shifts that impact urban designs in both predictable and unpredictable ways, ...

We Create Here was an initiative within the Gazette Company to develop evolving narratives and authentic conversations throughout Iowa's Creative Corridor. read more A city is for people. The purpose ...

Five years ago, a retired police officer spotted a 7-year-old girl walking alone in her New Jersey neighborhood. The stranger stopped her, questioned her about where she lived and whether she was ...

Construction at 1324 Frankford Avenue in Fishtown. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) I’ve always had a fraught relationship with urbanism. The first time I heard the term was 5 years ago, when I first became ...

It is conventional wisdom in enviro circles that a big part of a green future is green cities, and a big part of green cities is dense, mixed-use development, wherein people interact with their ...