Urban Design

Nearby nature—new research reveals the difficulties of  enticing working adults and children into outdoor spaces, but it also hints at solutions.

Thoughtfully classifying public space and privately-owned spaces accessible to the public can lead to a clearer analysis of the design context and help optimize the design solution.

How can we create cities that make us healthy and happy?  Researchers are answering that question with unique studies, from how trees affect pregnancy outcomes to the importance of designing cities for young people.

When assessing neighborhoods, maintenance is a key factor.

Designers and planners increasingly work on complicated, multi-stakeholder projects. Behavioral economics, a sub-discipline of economics that focuses on how people actually behave (as opposed to the prevailing “rational actor” economic theories that propose how people should behave), provides insights and approaches to help designers and planners better understand stakeholders’ perspectives and achieve successful outcomes.

There is a new resource for designing urban environments for those with poor eyesight.

An unexpected source produces a comprehensive guide to designing spaces that encourage physical activity.

What connections are there between physical form of neighborhoods and human behavior?

Walking to school has multiple benefits.