What if you and your neighbors resdeisgned your town’s worst intersection?
We’ve all got one. That particularly awful intersection in your neighborhood that you can’t avoid passing through every single day.
Eyecatching 3D Crosswalk slows Motorists
The use of illusion in art is nothing new, but a small town in Iceland is using the effect to help with public safety and traffic issues. In the small fishing [...]
Transforming Alleys Into Communal Spaces
Hidden alleys and unique spaces are the perfect locations to launch a revolution. In this call to arms filled with personal case studies, Simone Wai asks listeners to reconsider small, [...]
Houses Appreciate. Cars Depreciate. Walkable Urban Neighborhoods Help Families Build Wealth.
Walkable urban neighborhoods tend to have more expensive housing but cheaper transport. By shifting spending from vehicles to housing a typical household can build a million dollars in additional equity [...]
Twin Cities Employers Bumping Up against Employee-Housing Mismatch
The Minneapolis/Saint Paul metropolitan area is a prime example of how strong employment growth is putting a strain on the housing supply available in many U.S. cities. Since 2000, the [...]
Water Smart Green Infrastructure: The Private Sector Steps Up
Located in Boston, Massachusetts, the Atlantic Wharf is a 31-story office, retail, and residential development. It was called "Boston’s first green skyscraper," on account of its green and water [...]
Can Small Cities be Carbon Neutral?
Solar energy for private homes is becoming more affordable Menlo Park has used updated zoning laws to encourage new developments to use renewable energy sources and incentivize the [...]
10 Trends Impacting Downtown Revitalization
Eau Claire is a mid-sized Wisconsin community with a city population of 70,000 and a metro area population of 150,000. Downtown Eau Claire has become a vibrant place in the [...]
Oaklanders Reclaim Public Space at Design Fair
In the days leading up to Super Bowl 50, hundreds of thousands of people visited “Super Bowl City” in San Francisco, a temporary amusement park filled with concerts, exhibits and [...]
How Des Moines, Iowa Got Cool
“In the end it wasn’t so much about the money, it was about prompting people to think up ideas and to work together to get them done,” Gartner says. Simultaneously, Principal, [...]