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...
Most North American cities are laid out on a city grid, and that urban planning decision, made centuries ago, still shapes daily life in ways most residents never think about. We explore the roots of North American city grids in the opening episode of the Saving the...