When protesting zoning code reform, many people cite concerns about the character of a neighborhood changing. However, many neighborhoods only have their unique, treasured character because they were built before zoning ordinances were enacted.
Read MoreThe unique planning and eclectic architecture of Savannah, GA, provide a PhD education on urban design—but there are also cautionary tales about development to be gleaned from this historic city.
Read MoreIn the midst of a nationwide housing crisis, Atlanta plans to adopt a “social housing model” in order to create more affordable housing for its residents.
Read MoreWith office districts hit hard by pandemic-era declines, Atlanta is repurposing this historic tower to not only give the building new life, but also to address the city’s housing crisis.
Read MoreWhy it’s important that we connect with members of our community sooner rather than later.
Read MoreYou can’t just turn off the world supply chain, then turn it back on again and expect it to work properly.
Read MoreIncremental development today is far from the path of least resistance. To do it, you'll need the ability to navigate dozens of regulatory barriers.
Read MoreWe need people who will build in the places where big, corporate developers won’t. But how do we get enough small-scale developers back to make a difference?
Read MoreStrong Towns member Haile McCollum is helping make her community of Thomasville, Georgia, more resilient and more beloved.
Read MoreAn unproductive intersection looks different to different people: engineers, departments of transportation, tax assessors, etc. But bringing it to life starts with seeing it through still someone else’s eyes.
Read MoreAn unproductive intersection looks different to different people: engineers, departments of transportation, tax assessors, etc. But bringing it to life starts with seeing it through still someone else’s eyes.
Read MoreAn urban photographer reflects on the reactions he got when he started capturing what the American urban landscape is really like—parking lots, declining neighborhoods, tract homes, and all.
Read MoreOur immediate reactions to a place are often deeply rooted in human psychology—including the biological preference for “edges.” Here’s a city that’s done that well. Has yours?
Read MoreOur preference for the incremental, iterative, and bottom-up is well-known. But does that mean there is no room for big dreams and master plans?
Read MoreAtlanta is one of the fastest gentrifying cities in the country. King Williams, an Atlanta-based writer and documentary filmmaker, describes what makes that city’s experience with gentrification unique, why gentrification is avoidable, and why Atlanta’s middle-class is now facing displacement too.
Read MoreWould you rather have a pizza, or the ingredients of a pizza arranged in separate piles? This analogy has something to teach us about the consequences of how we organize our cities.
Read MoreAn interview with Steve Nygren, developer of Serenbe, Georgia, about how Serenbe is unlike conventional suburbia, and why Nygren thinks it holds lessons for how all of our communities could achieve a better way of life at a lower cost.
Read MoreBringing a neighborhood back from the brink of ruin, one building at a time, is hard, thankless work—like raising bees when you could just go buy a jar of honey. But when it works, each successful project helps “pollinate” the surrounding area with the seeds of revival, in a virtuous cycle.
Read MoreForward-thinking developers are building communities that take into account the hidden long-term costs of suburban development, and offer a more resilient alternative. But what if that alternative results in homes that are too expensive to be within reach of most Americans? And does it have to?
Read MoreWhy build a downtown transit system if you’re just going to close it at peak demand?
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