Tag: Lincoln Institute

The Dreaded Density Issue

Susan Henderson
Susan Henderson Instagram Facebook May 5, 2012
A number of recent conversations with Stefanos Polyzoides, Howard Blackson, and Matt Lambert regarding density and residential types has me thinking about building typology as one solution to visualizing and embracing density. (more…) Continue Reading
Category Back of the Envelope, Planning and Design, Theory and Practice
Tags Andres Duany, density, form-based code, Lincoln Institute, Matt Lambert, smartcode, Stefanos Polyzoides, Susan Henderson
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This Just In from CNU20: World not yet saved

Ben Brown
Ben Brown May 5, 2012
The Congress for the New Urbanism’s annual convergence of giganto ideas and fine-grained pragmatism wrapped Saturday night with a party in a bar. The four days in West Palm Beach, Florida, marked the 20th anniversary of such gatherings, most of which also involved spill-over debates in venues with liquor licenses. As... Continue Reading
Category Development, News, Planning and Design, Theory and Practice
Tags Andres Duany, Ben Brown, cnu, CNU 20, congress for the new urbanism, Dan Solomon, Eliza Harris, First + Main, Gianni Longo, James Howard Kunstler, Leon Krier, Lincoln Institute
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Stop Making Sense: A new strategy for community outreach

Ben Brown
Ben Brown April 4, 2012
Okay, I’m not confident David Byrne would be all that excited about turning an ironic subtitle from the Talking Heads’ 1984 tune into a community engagement tactic. But stay with me here. Over the last few months, the urban planning universe has been all atwitter (literally) with concern over how “those people,”... Continue Reading
Category Planning and Design, Public Engagement, Public Policy
Tags Ben Brown, Lincoln Institute, New Partners for Smart Growth, Tea Party
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