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First Building Under Ventura’s Downtown Code

Downtown Ventura, California, has its first new Class A office building since the 1920s, and it’s a beauty. Dan Frederickson, ...

Californians Ponder How To Remake Aging Suburbs

Bay Area communities look at how to shift from the industrial era to an atmosphere that appeals to "millennials." Future ...

Giving Smart Growth A Leg Up

Recognition programs help good projects gain approval, but occasionally some extra tweaking is in order. In January, the Delaware Valley ...

Guidelines Issued To Help New Urbanists Design For The Disabled

A new book, Inclusive Housing, explains how to build in ways that reflect New Urbanism while meeting the needs of ...

Healthy Development Measurement Tool

A ”Healthy Development Measurement Tool,” produced by the San Francisco Department of Public Health, helps communities understand how a proposed ...

‘Slow Charrette’ For Slow Times

Washington, DC-based planning consultant Jeff Speck moved, his wife, and their 21-month-old son to Lowell, Massachusetts, this April for what ...