Density Without High-Rises?
What can cities and towns do to achieve higher-density without sacrificing the aesthetic beauty that accompanies human-scale, walkable neighborhoods? More from Better Cities & Towns.

Free Technical Assistance Available for Sustainable Communities
Forterra (formerly Cascade Land Conservancy) is offering free technical assistance to help communities implement sustainability and livability strategies that attract growth, protect the environment, improve public health, facilitate job creation and economic opportunity, and improve overall quality of life. More from Forterra.

Urbanism Works for Small Towns, Too
Small towns are increasingly adapting touchstone principles of urban planning like walkability, density, and mixed-use in efforts to improve quality of life for residents. More from Better! Cities and Towns.

Smart Parking Revisited
Smarter parking management can be a valuable tool for revitalizing downtown districts, improving the customer experience, and reducing both traffic and parking congestion. More from Planning.

The Great Recession: A Slayer of Sprawl
Suburban sprawl, that seemingly inexorable, inevitable spreading of the population to the outer edges of metropolitan areas, may well be over in the United States. More from Urban Land.

Missing Middle Housing
Missing middle housing types achieve medium-density, high-quality housing options between the scales of single-family homes and mid-rise flats for walkable urban living. More from Better Cities & Towns.

Crowdsourcing Development Decisions
Popularise.com, a new Washington, D.C., website, gives users a way to tell developers what they want. More from Urban Land.