On this week's talking headways podcast, the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute's Mary Newsom talks about Charlotte's history, urban ...

In my post below I talked about how hard it would be to connect the two parcels over the freeway. Looks like they have thought about that. ...

Well today was the day. 39 year old Texas Stadium was imploded as its functioning life was deemed over. However the death of a stadium ope...

I've been meaning to weigh in on the debate ( 1 , 2 , 3 and others ) from a while ago on zoning restrictions that cause sprawl and the...

More! That's the scream of merchants and others who believe that a downtown without an endless sea of parking is not worth going to. B...

It's the title to a great album by a band called the stereo. It's also the scream given off by NIMBYs everywhere in their quest fo...

I don't quite understand why transfers of development rights aren't used more in cities looking to densify areas around transit and...

I'm always a bit surprised (but shouldn't be) when I read an article like this about how extreme conservatives believe that folks i...

The city of Charlotte is contemplating buying a dead mall . The same dead mall is at the end of the proposed streetcar route. It would be ...

The state is stepping forward to do scenario plans for the State of California. It will be interesting to see what the wizards over at Ca...

The leader of which country made the following statements? He said one great problem facing cities was historic under-investment in public t...

While these are nice pleasantries, I think the Obama administration needs to back up their words with action. Metro regions are the economi...

Dave thinks there might be a correlation between the number of trains into a station and its development pattern. I think there is a bit ...

From the Edmonton Journal : "The LRT is not just about moving people," says Bob Boutilier, the general manager of the city's t...

Ok. I get it. They want more money . Stadiums such as football that get used 8 times a year are pretty much worthless in urbanism. But d...

There's a good post by Brad Plummer over at the New Republic on the difference in lifestyles in the United States and Europe and how it...

Fun in Calgary : The industry has warned targets are market interference and will limit home builders' ability to provide as many single...

Ryan dug up a paper by Baum Snow that was reblogged by Matt Y. While the numbers are interesting in themselves, the swing was most dramat...

You know the type . The check out lady that knows your name or the bartender that knows your favorite beer. They are what make urban place...

I was looking through the candidates for the special election to replace Rep. Ellen Tauscher in California's District 10 and was struck ...