Several games exist in today’s toy market that promise to help children grow cognitive thinking skills through the solving of traffic puzzles. Though the brand names differ, the premise is the same: children free up grid-locked parking lots by moving the tiny plastic cars into the right spot in order to free up others, with […]

The multilane arterial roadway is a central feature of post–World War II (WWII) suburbs that challenges efforts to create more transit-oriented regions. Retrofitting suburbs is an important plannin...

Step aside, makeup tutorials and viral dance challenges — TikTok for urban planning has arrived.

Suburban sprawl adds to climate disruption by promoting driving and to accommodate commuters, some 30 percent of urban land is already devoted to parking. Even more spaces are often required when buildings are constructed or renovated. Now some cities and states, including California, are steering away from parking space mandates. Gernot Wagner, a climate economist at Columbia Business School, joins Host Steve Curwood to discuss what parking reform may look like for cities.

The world is not going to turn its back on automobiles. But a much smaller percentage of the world will ever demand them than North Americans presume.

A new study found several design tweaks that made suburban residents more likely to accept denser development — to a point.

A new book explores how suburbs are transforming and offers a blueprint for other cities to follow.

How the suburbs are “retrofitting” obsolete malls, box stores, office parks, parking lots, motels, and more.

A majority of Park Ridge, Illinois aldermen are still interested in building a “green” parking lot on city-owned property in Uptown. The group

After 19 months in office, Oswego Village Board President Troy Parlier attacked expenses on the new downtown parking garage, part of The Reserve At Hudson Crossing project.

The largest transit agency in the U.S. is building a mixed-use development next to a commuter rail station north of Manhattan.