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What to do with Flint's 'Dead Malls'

  • sustainable urban design
  • October 7, 2011
I recently listented to a podcast from the AIA website interviewing Ellen Dunham-Jones, a professor of architecture and urban design at the Georgia...
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What's Another Term for Cul-de-Sac? Rat's Maze

When I moved to Northern Virginia in 1991 I was not sorry to leave Texas. For most of the year Dallas is brown, barren, blasted and infested with...
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Smarter community planning will make for a more livable Fresno - Part 2

As a Californian, I’m not happy this state is ranked the nation’s worst for ozone pollution. The problem in the San Joaquin Valley is...
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New gear for energy efficient people

LA is famously known for its endless summer. The first day of autumn was 100 degrees and sunny. For the transplant experience his or her first LA...
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The downtown comeback

Yes, and I grew up in Europe, where the history comes from. Oh, yeah. You tear your history down, man! “30 years old, let's smash it to the...
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Now is the time for Indianapolis to get on the train.

The interchange at I-465, I-69 and Binford Boulevard is one of the most frequently traveled in Central Indiana. This node is the beginning of...
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It's not all Detroit's fault: America's land use policy helped fuel the demise of the Big Three.

For years we have been hearing how “Detroit has refused to innovate; the UAW dug their own grave; their problems have been brought onto...
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