Use the stats and tools in this article to make your case for more sensible (lower) parking requirements in your community.
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Read MoreDon’t let a crisis be the wake-up call telling you that your infrastructure map is incomplete.
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Read MoreWhat will stop sprawl? Changing tastes and demographic demand are pulling people, especially the young and old, back into close-in, urban centers says Dick Carlisle.
Read MoreLook past the forests to the trees, the ones found in urban areas. Individual trees and small woodlots harbor migratory birds and eat up C02.
Read MoreGoogle Street View and Google Maps show us how cities around the world innovate to make streets safe, useful and beautiful for pedestrians.
Read MoreCincinnati's Hyde Park, built in 1892, anchors its urban neighborhood.
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Read MoreWhen it comes to transportation planning, there are some new rules in town.
Read MoreIn this compelling TED talk, Amanda Burden, the New York City planning director who spearheaded the High Line Park, describes the essential role of public spaces with a human scale.
Read MoreDemand is growing for housing that looks like single family homes but provides greater density, walkability and access to urban-style amenities
Read More“The philosophy is that absence of all of those features forces all users of the space … to negotiate passage through the space via eye contact and person to person negotiation.”
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