Redevelopment & Infill

retrofitting old schools

With the potential to reduce carbon consumption by more than 50%, and make £120,000 a year, retrofitting its school is an investment that Impington Village College, near Cambridge in England, can’t afford not to make.[read more]

Galleria Vittorio Emmanuele, Milan

The developmental link between Expo 2015 and Westfield Milano, as well as a physical rail link between Linate and these sites, suggests this is a strong opportunity to build a mall for the next generation.[read more]

urbanism without effort?

While we might champion the programmed successes of certain iconic examples, we risk ignoring the backstory of urban forms and functions, and failing to truly understand the traditional relationships between people and place.[read more]

biking in Detroit

The Motor City is slowly transitioning to be the Motorless City. Not only is bike transportation replacing automobile travel, visiting bicycling enthusiasts are impressed by Detroit’s investment in bike infrastructure.[read more]

Rockaway, Queens

Rockaway, Queens, a low-lying area in New York City, was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, so a fascinating new design competition seeks to create a more resilient and sustainable form of development for this vulnerable area.[read more]

the view from Monmartre

It’s incredible to think that Paris as we know it today, a place full of incredible boulevards called "The City of Lights" that could just as easily be called "The City of Trees" has the enviable trees that it does.[read more]

the author reflects on Downtown developments

 

We need to work our hardest at becoming a 24 hour city. I want to be able to walk out my door, come down into that beautiful skyline and be able to pick something to do without having to dig into the Facebook invites.[read more]

considering infrastructure

Today we are unveiling several new resources within the Rightsizing Streets Guide. We’re excited to share with you an interactive map featuring more than fifty successful rightsizing projects from around the US.[read more]

urban renewal in Colombia

So how did Medellin become the city it is today? What steps were taken to upgrade the city’s public spaces and facilities? How was a culture of transformation created in a city once notorious for its violent crime?[read more]

urban disorder?/shutterstock

Recent theories of landscape urbanism have posed the notion of letting change happen over time. It fosters the idea of rather than creating a definitive master-plan, it tenders a set of organizational principles.[read more]

Jen Krouse is a fellow member of Congress for New Urbanism. She's a consultant who applies classical business training and communications expertise to place-making firms trying to improve the built environment.When she's not looking for new things to see and new ways to see things, Jen travels, jogs, skis, and volunteers for favorite...[read more]

historic preservation

Providence may be a particularly fine example, but it is hardly the only city with underutilized historic assets that could become a cornerstone of future economic development.[read more]