By Peter Elmlund. In a newsletter from The New Localism group, former Brookings fellow Bruce Katz and cowriters call for a "Main Street Regenerator Program" ...

By Peter Elmlund. There is something special about half-empty bars, restaurants, and cafés that never have a full house. Here you can hang out for a long tim...

Another sampling from the new book developed in collaboration with UN-Habitat and other partners. By Michael Mehaffy. Our book A New Pattern Language for Grow...

The under-appreciated influence of separation and relocation of business functions. By Peter Elmlund. After the suburban heyday of the 1960s, we saw a contin...

Or, how Christopher Alexander’s landmark 1965 paper can still guide us in thinking about the coronavirus, and other urban challenges The UK Urban Task Force ...

We need better tools to properly value their true social and economic benefits. By Peter Elmlund. Saving small firms has become a mantra in many countries du...

Developed in collaboration with UN-Habitat and other partners, the book offers innovative as well as time-honored patterns for making livable cities and town...

The false duality between dense public spaces and isolated private ones misses the complexity of all the diverse—and relatively safe—urban places in between....

Long considered beneath serious attention by design and planning elites, suburban settlements in the United States are emerging as key arena

Here is an essay on architectural education and the need for reform, written by a group of educators and practitioners including our own executive director, ...

It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our dear friend and collaborator Suzanne Crowhurst Lennard, at 3:15 AM on September 17, after a relati...