When I first returned from living in France last year, I worried about how I would keep up my French. And I don’t just mean the language; I worried how I would maintain not only any linguistic skills I had accumulate...

Just under a year ago, Chicago saw the opening of its very own elevated greenway, similar to the more well-known High Line in New York City. Titled “The 606,” after the prefix on all Chicago zip codes, the space is i...

Shifting away from car-centric road development may have major support from planners, academics, social scientists and liberal think-tanks, but the transformation of a major Portland, Oregon road has brought out a so...

On April 28, 2016, at the doors of the eco-neighborhood Union, and at the feet of the social housing landlord headquarters Lille Métropole Habitat, the carsharing service Lilas Autopartage and the electric utility co...

With the help of architect Gérard Vollenweider, ninety-four new parking spaces will be created in the Bâchettes neighborhood, along with an elevator and an escalator. Construction will begin in September 2017. If ...

Built in 1968, Nicollet Mall became the prize possession of Downtown Minneapolis. It signifies Minneapolis’s economic growth and city development. Now to conserve the mall’s appeal for retail and downtown investment,...

The Beijing MTR Construction Administration Corporation recently placed an international call for tenders for the subway station serving the future Universal theme Park on its official website. The Universal Theme Pa...

The 2016 Presidential Race has brought many things to the national spotlight. Bad hair aside, what has been one surprisingly poignant topic? America's infrastructure. The poor shape of the country's roads and bridges...

Any Los Angeles resident knows that trying to get somewhere by car can be a difficult task due to the high amounts of traffic on the surface streets of LA. To minimize the challenge of driving somewhere, Los Angeles ...

The Portland, Oregon mayoral race is a crowded one with over fifteen individuals competing for the contested seat. Among this crowd is sustainability advocate and urban planner Sarah Iannarone, whose support for smar...

Horace William Shaler Cleveland, an eminent landscape architect, first envisioned the design of the Grand Round in 1872 when the Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis hired him to sketch a plan for their individual park...

Over 70 cities across the U.S. now offer bike-share systems for residents and visitors. I was surprised and proud to see my hometown of Buffalo, NY on bikshare.com's tally of bike-share programs across the United Sta...