The Conversation

What makes a city great for running and how can we promote ‘runnability’ in urban design?

If you’ve ever run a big marathon in your city, you’ll know the feeling can be electric. Blocked off streets, cars temporarily banished from the road and a sense of enormous freedom as you run. For ...
Indy Week

‘Making a City’: RTP Marks Launch of Mixed-Use Redesign

RTP 3.0 will turn the Research Triangle Park into a mixed-use hub. Credit: Photo by Justin Laidlaw The future of Research Triangle Park (RTP) may look and operate more like a small town than a ...
The Conversation

Why street art doesn’t always make a city better

For years, our understanding of street art has been incomplete. Some people reduce it to decoration, a tourist attraction, or a form of urban cosmetic enhancement. Others eye it suspiciously, viewing ...