Halloween may be the most "urbanist" holiday -- it makes everyone be a pedestrian and talk to their neighbors. But how can your neighborhood be a better trick-or-treat destination? And how can that ma...

Mt. Laurel Township in New Jersey didn't want to allow affordable housing. Black residents took them to court and the result is one of the most progressive state housing policies anywhere in the U.S.

Atherton, a town known for single-family homes on spacious lots, could soon see a 30-unit townhome development. A Cupertino-based developer submitted a preliminary application that takes advantage of ...

We are used to the usual street in front of our houses: wide, parking, driveways, maybe sidewalks. But is there an optimal design? One that improves safety and makes it nicer to live along?

Tech companies are building hundreds of massive data centers in communities around the US. Planners have to grapple with the impacts (power, water, noise) those data centers cause. How do they do it? ...

Some cities are incredibly dense, filled with towering skyscrapers. Others are spread out, filled with single family homes. Which is better? Is there a best density? Spoiler: it has something to do wi...

YouTube video by City Beautiful

U.S. architect Frank Lloyd Wright proposed Broadacre City in the 1930s. It was a vision for a decentralized, low-density city that presaged the exurbs, or the most rural of the suburbs. What did Broad...

New York, Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia built their metro systems over 100 years ago, and since then there hasn't been a big boom in metro construction. Big cities like Houston, Dallas, and Phoeni...

The housing crisis: how did we get into this mess? This video looks at the last 100 years of housing policy to try to understand how.

Road deaths are on the rise, and dash cams are catching drivers do crazy and dangerous things. What is the best way to punish drivers that cause crashes, particularly those that cause serious injury o...

Seattle's new Overlook Walk is an impressive connection between Pike Place Market and its revitalized waterfront. Is this pedestrian bridge worth the $70 million price tag?

In the 1780s, the United States began to survey its land. This survey process resulted in townships six miles to a side, and roads every single mile. This video explores how that shaped our land and o...

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Amtrak welcomed 32.8 million passengers on the passenger rail system, a 15% increase from the previous year. Customers can look forward to rail service improvements in 2025 with billions in investment...

YouTube video by St. John's Lutheran Church, Madison, WI

Product Details: Featuring art inspired by City Beautiful 5.5"x8.5"  Sturdy vinyl stickers (The images shown are for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the final prod...

Seattle passed Sound Transit 3, an ambitious plan to build new frequent transit routes and expand others. Can transit-oriented development around the stations help the region out of its housing afford...

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Europe’s public transit captains showed off their skills at an annual championship. “We have been practicing,” a Dutch competitor said. “But the other teams have also been practicing, too.”