Density – The Urbanist Dispatch

Warner Center, Los Angeles. Photo by stephenchiang on Flickr.

Los Angeles Needs to Stay Competitive. Here’s how they’re doing it.

January 24, 2014

The sprawling Los Angeles area is the pinnacle example of the post-war housing boom and expansion. Flush with cash from the Golden Age of Hollywood, shiny new cars from Detroit, and a healthy surplus of some of...

Planning for Height while Maintaining the Public Good

Chris Matus

January 14, 2014

Featured, Policy

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This is the final article in a three-part series on height restrictions and zoning designed to limit density. Click here to view part one and here for part two. The previous articles in this series looked a...

Old and New Paris. Photo by _Vee_ on Flickr.

A Look at Height Restrictions

Chris Matus

December 18, 2013

Policy

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This article is the first in a three part series exploring the debate on height limits and zoning designed to limit density in development. Manhattan Skyline viewed from Central Park Growing up, my brot...

A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America

John Cruz

November 13, 2013

Videos

Urbanist Vishaan Chakrabarti has written a new book, A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America where he argues that density in urban, suburban, and rural areas leads to greater prosperity and a more...

Anatomy of a Smart City

John Cruz

November 4, 2013

Infographics

Tomorrow's urban problems will be solved in smart cities. This infographic from postscapes.com shows us what the smart city looks like, how the city works as a platform, and how the slum dwellers will better ut...

Observation Deck, NYC. Image by m68q on Flickr

Work and Play: How Cities Stack up

John Cruz

October 17, 2013

Infographics

This infographic from NPR shows how cities look head to head in terms of work and play, looking at the number of bars, the quality of public transit, density, tousism, and other interesting indicators. ...

Welcome to Montana. Image courtesy of auvet on Flickr.

Perceptions on Density: Is it too crowded in Big Sky Country?

John Cruz

January 17, 2012

Community and Neighborhoods, Culture, Featured, News

Out west lies a massive state with a relatively low population - the big Sky State of Montana. With the population of Montana officially crossing over the 1 million person hurdle, you wouldn't think there would...

Church in Portland. Photo by cronncc on Flickr.

The Proximity of Actions

David Mieksztyn

October 11, 2011

Community and Neighborhoods, Culture, Featured

"He who stands unyielding and immovable upon a principle is often a fool, and often bigoted, and usually left standing alone with his principle while other men adjust their differences and go on." – Bendigo S...

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