| Date |
Description |
December 18
|
Some of 2012's most interesting maps; probably Detroit's best-known ruin; an all-alternative fleet
|
December 11
|
Tiny apartments; transit ideas from other cities; a living wall
|
December 4
|
The price of having plenty of light; ten steps to walkable cities; fewer shops, less community |
November 27
|
Living in a glass house; ten steps to walkable cities; fewer local shops, weaker community |
November 20
|
Mixed–use holding its value; the evolution of urban planning; discussing Middle Tennessee transportation |
November 13
|
Questioning a Parisian development; walkability and your smartphone; cohousing for seniors |
| November 6 |
Keeping track of our trees; where millennials want to be; the “Field of Jeans” |
| October 30 |
The real cost of sprawl; how small can houses get?; a net–zero bus terminal |
| October 23 |
Where the most people bike to work; a cardboard bicycle; assessing value and sustainability |
| October 16 |
The benefits of artist–friendly cities; green improvements to a traditional mall; hobbit houses |
| October 9 |
Where the most commuters walk to work; more front porches; a cheese–powered race car |
| October 2 |
Peak driving; the value of transportation planning; heat–soaking drywall |
| September 25 |
Green housing demonstration; an elevated bike highway; islands of plastic trash |
| September 18 |
More transit, not more roads; sweat is a factor; apartments without parking |
| September 11 |
China’s autocentric growth; how far would you walk?; trees mean affluence |
| September 4 |
Bicycle highways; repurposing empty KMarts; Park(ing) Day |
| August 28 |
The value of vacant lots; how buildings interact; designing to belong |
| August 21 |
The “bike bus” of East Nashville; getting to work and home; a “house for all seasons” |
| August 14 |
Pedaling for power; a 1959 film on sprawl; building better blocks |
| August 7 |
Why your street needs trees; the “bus stop of the future”; dying malls |
| July 31 |
Removing downtown highways in Syracuse and Seoul; the added value of BRT |
| July 24 |
A “war on” gardens; handling population loss; higher-speed trains |
| July 17 |
Sustainability’s “ripple effect”; subdivisions to farmland; motion to power |
| July 10 |
Minimizing the effects of a warming climate; the cost of living in sprawl; urban “activity zones” |
| July 3 |
High-speed rail in the Southeast; where’s your neighborhood?; a Spanish solar house |
| June 26 |
“Matchmaking” derelict properties; container cities; not just another bus line |
| June 19 |
Outstanding websites; some advice for Memphis; fighting traffic slowdowns |
| June 12 |
Cities vs. suburbs for the elderly; “parklets”; animals helping cities |
| June 5 |
Moving back to the inner city; dogs save a neighborhood; the effects of bike lanes |
| May 29 |
Nashville traffic; the value of mixed-use; a “biocoal” steam train |
| May 22 |
A walkable city; more need, less transit; off-the-grid homes |
| May 15 |
Urban “grand inversion”; fewer riders, more problems; urban farming |
| May 8 |
The benefits of green infrastructure; TND neighborhoods; WiFi by the pound |
| May 1 |
“Foolish” traditional malls; a passive house; Atlanta strives to be greener |
| April 24 |
We walk less than most; eating locally; a green, floating building |
| April 18 |
Recycling on a bike; green job creation; container houses |
| April 10 |
Economic benefits of biking; creating complete streets; biking the motor state |
| April 3 |
Downtown redevelopment increases revenue; two cities’ approach to transit; walkability reduces street crime |
| March 27 |
Our 200th “Digest”; HOAs and sustainable practices; living in caves |
| March 20 |
Room for more rail service; links to sustainable living practices; GIS and historic preservation |
| March 13 |
Artful redevelopment ideas; live-work for workers; green funerals |
| March 6 |
The neighborhood that transit built; development with no parking; the resurrection of the corner store |
| February 28 |
Reinventing Chattanooga; the price of speed; an encyclopedia of land use codes |
| February 21 |
“Solar decathlon” house in Nashville; a greener transportation future; new uses for old malls |
| February 14 |
The Super Bowl and walkability; the most beautiful street in the world?; new zoning, old ideas |
| February 7 |
Street grids; roads and streets; good design, happier people |
| January 31 |
A “hyper-insulated” house; DIY street improvements; proactive zoning |
| January 24 |
Walking without sidewalks; how safe is your walk?; a new approach to highway maps |
| January 17 |
A bicycle highway; themes for 2012; why preserve old buildings? |
| January 10 |
The “micropolitan manifesto”; living close to transit; pedestrian-only streets |
| January 3 |
Pocket neighborhoods; seven bold projects; predictions for change |