The Beltline is a walking/biking trail that has become the place to see and be seen in Atlanta. Conceived as a transit project linking 45 neighborhoods, the Beltline follows four unused freight rail corridors in a 22-mile loop around the city center. The Beltline is...
Ever since Disneyland opened in 1955, the Disney effect has exerted a powerful pull on urban design. Cities and developers have increasingly embraced the notion of controlled environments where everything is color coordinated, meticulously maintained, and programmed...
Housing is by far the number one issue we hear about in cities across the country. Public housing transformation, specifically the challenge of turning around troubled projects into thriving mixed-income communities, is one of the most instructive and consequential...