Stop Sprawl: How to Design a Walkable Neighborhood

Two Cities, Two Approaches to Urban Design

A street in Santillanda del Mar, Spain and a strip mall in the USA

Photos © Team Geist (left) & Eugene Peretz (right) / Flickr

Which scene is most welcoming? Where would you rather spend time?

In this photo tour we will look at the way we design our neighborhoods and explore ways to improve them.

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Is America ugly? What's your vision for America's cities and towns? Speak your mind.

• Two Cities, Two Approaches to Urban Design
• An American Shopping Plaza
• Santillana del Mar, Spain
• Modern Apartment House
• Cities Made for People, Not Cars
• Mixed-Use Neighborhoods
• An Old Town Recreated
• New Urbanism Pros and Cons
• Grim Cities
• Is America Ugly?