Federal changes to support mid-rise, mixed-use developments would deliver both environmental and public benefits.
With a focus on carbon reductions, 2030 Districts aim to transform downtown communities into models for future development.
Vision 2020 chair and the Congress for New Urbanism CEO John Norquist questions whether less government complexity would afford more sustainable urbanism.
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The national shift toward walkable, non-automobile-centered life is both dramatic and historic.
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A study commissioned by the Berkeley Group in the United Kingdom seeks to understand the importance and relevance of social sustainability to the housing industry.
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The developing world may leap ahead of highly industrialized societies to lead the way toward 2020 and beyond.
Sustainable Communities chair Leinberger details why demand mitigation through developing walkable, transit-oriented, urban communities is effective in combating climate change.
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Demographics, lifestyles, business model changes, and environmental challenges all factors in creating the master-planned communities of the future.
Technology historian Peter Norton discusses what advocates of complete streets and transit-oriented development can learn from our past to better guide us toward a sustainable future.
HUD's Shelley Poticha discusses how a new partnership of three federal agencies is helping pave the way to a better environment and more sustainable communities.
The Congress for the New Urbanism president and CEO tells Vision 2020 about what needs to occur in America to meet the 2030 Challenge, and just how likely and unlikely it is to happen.
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The city has reached a 10% per capita reduction in greenhouse gas emissions but continues to build partnerships and educate to achieve higher sustainability goals.
Samuel Assefa, Boulder's front line senior urban designer, discusses the process and time to redefine a community from sprawl to sustainability.
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The Colorado Chapter of Congress for the New Urbanism publishes transcripts of two panel discussions that will stimulate you to think on a deeper level about the value of urbanism.
Abu Dhabi’s Urban Planning Council has engaged in an aggressive sustainable planning effort dubbed Abu Dhabi Vision 2030.
Authors of transnational urban policy paper argue that globalization and planning are tied together.
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A recent blog posting questions the market viability of higher density development.
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High-density, walkable communities contribute far less in greenhouse gas emissions per capita than their low-density counterparts.
A public-private alliance seeks to reduce the consumption and environmental impacts of buildings.
Architect Thomas Dolan provides a complete and authoritative treatment of live-work housing, a cornerstone of the zero-commute housing ideal.