The Guiding Principles of the Next New Urbanism?
Chuck Marohn had a great CNU 21 Salt Lake City Plenary speech that briefly touched on the topic of the next New Urbanism. His slide has some clear and bold recommendations (that I happen to agree with). Relentlessly prove ourselves as the high return public investment Yes. See: The cost of auto orientation on the … Read more
Best Late 20th/Early 21st Century New Urbanist Simulacrum of Main Street: Excelsior and Grand
For the complete post, visit http://www.Streets.MN … In what was a good ol’ fashion knock-out, St. Louis Park’s Excelsior and Grand wins 2012′s best New Urbanist Simulacrum of Main Street. The Twin Cities doesn’t have a Seaside, Kentlands or even a Celebration. That’s not necessarily a bad thing because we have an Uptown, St. Anthony … Read more
Answering a few comments on “Entertainment Districts”
My last Strong Towns post was cross-posted in Better! Cities and Towns (formerly New Urban News). This is great, and I’m happy that I was able to get the article out there. There were a few comments on both sites and I wanted to take some time to respond. The first comment: “this article had … Read more
