Dan Burden explores the potential for streets to contribute to livability in our communities through quality design rather than bare-bones engineering. Dan shares examples of dead spaces turned into vibrant community centers through streetscape projects. With 40 years...

Public health officials and researchers have made striking connections between the shape of the built environment and the health of a community. Dr. Richard Jackson shares alarming data about public health problems in the United States and describes how the built...

As preferences shift toward walkable communities and the last few decades of development begin to age, Ellen Dunham-Jones is cataloguing examples of how suburbs are being "reinhabited, redeveloped, and regreened." Dunham-Jones tells stories about converting dead malls...

The Project for Public Spaces has built a global network of people pursuing placemaking as a way to help public agencies pursue projects that are lighter, quicker, and cheaper. Ethan Kent explains how the Project for Public Spaces pursues placemaking to generate a...

Historic preservation investments are revitalizing economies and adding jobs around the nation. Preservation expert Donovan Rypkema shares lots of data and his own thoughts about the role of preservation in boosting economic success. Enjoy this lecture from the 2013...