Steve PriceOct 20, 20211 minRightsizing the automobile for local mobilityNeighborhood electric vehicles offer a better local transportation option in light of climate threats, but the design of streets would...
Steve PriceMar 14, 20212 minImagining a Walkable AmericaAn inspiring and free online book imagining a low-carbon future for America's towns and cities In a hoped-for future our collective...
Steve PriceJul 20, 20201 minExhaust-free city centers by 2030!Written with Mike Huston. Someday we may look back and wonder how we ever put up with breathing exhaust-filled air in our city streets.
Steve PriceMay 25, 20201 minAfter the pandemic, human nature will keep cities aliveSprawl may surge for a time if we ignore the fundamental needs of human habitat. Commentators in the newspapers and social media are...
Steve PriceNov 13, 20192 minCan an electric bicycle take the place of a car? The growing popularity of e-bikes will fuel greater demand for better bicycling infrastructure. People will only get more frustrated that au
Steve PriceSep 4, 20181 minSocially Sustainable CommunitiesIt’s About More than Friends and Families Articles in the popular press have suggested that there’s an epidemic of loneliness, that...
Steve PriceFeb 20, 20182 minUrban-Advantage.com upgradeUrban Advantage images have evolved over the years, but the web site lagged. I've been creating photo-simulations of positive urban...
Steve PriceFeb 10, 20183 minNeighborhoods and Fish BowlsCan urban places make us healthier? Most animals, if given the right environment, have no difficulty being active. That’s what animals...
Steve PriceDec 30, 20172 minDon't Throw that Baby Out!Development regulation is the new housing crisis culprit. Lately I’ve been reading articles that place the blame for America’s housing...
Steve PriceDec 30, 20176 minOut from under illusory "Realism"There are always good reasons for not doing the right thing. Years ago I served on the design review board (DRB) of my home town in the...
Steve PriceFeb 19, 20176 min"Zoned in the USA"American zoning is a unique signature about our times. Form-based codes are a big improvement over conventional zoning, but that’s a hard...
Steve PriceOct 21, 20162 minLoneliness, urban design, and form-based codesA remarkable and growing body of literature is telling us that healthy communities need face-to-face interaction among their members,...
Steve PriceJul 20, 20164 minZoning: Uniting or Dividing Communities?Zoning should knit communities together, not divide it. “Form-based codes aren’t cheap. If we keep the existing zoning map and add some...
Steve PriceJun 17, 20164 minA Small City with a Big VisionChattanooga sees shaping the form of its downtown as key to its future. Chattanooga’s form-based code is part of an innovative vision for...
Steve PriceAug 25, 20133 minFundamentals of FenestrationThe quality of fenestration on building facades is key to making public spaces social. How much of a building exterior is covered with...