Urban Planning

Vishaan Chakrabarti on goldilocks density, defining urbanity, the ennui of young architects and much, much more.

It's Part II of our discussion with Jim Kumon!

A new study from Bogotá models how other cities can ask a deeper set of questions about how to put essential needs within walking, biking or transit distance.

And success will mean nothing less than a better life for all groups and communities.

A new study proposes public health officials and planners treat traffic violence as an epidemiological problem.

The post Why Public Health Officials Must Play a Central Role in Traffic Safety appeared first on Streetsblog USA.

Before the freeway building age, West Oakland was actually the gateway for the entire Bay Area to the rest of the world.

"Why wait five or six years before doing anything with the space?" was the question Brad Leibin, an‎ architect at David Baker Architects, was asked to help solve about an affordable housing project planned for West Oakland's San Pablo Avenue at 34th Street. "So we started to make a difference on that streets-cape immediately ... that project got me really interested in interim uses."

The Strategic Growth Council, a state committee made up of representatives from six California agencies, awarded over $40 million in planning grants last week for projects large and small that are aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Last fall, Lou Huang was at a community meeting for the initiative to redesign Second Street in San Francisco. Planners handed out paper cutouts, allowing participants to mix and match to create their ideal street. Huang, an urban designer himself, thought the exercise would make for a great website. Now, after months of work beginning at a January hackathon with colleagues at Code for America, it is a great website.