the arcade

Interior of two-story The Arcade Greek-style mall with glass arcade roof in Providence, Rhode Island.

You Can Live Inside America’s Oldest Indoor Shopping Mall

The Arcade in Providence, Rhode Island, first built in 1828, was redeveloped into 48 micro-housing units.

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FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

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The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

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