Hazel Borys

Geoff Dyer describes the essential role that a residential component plays in any mixed-use town center. For Dyer, residences are "the substrate on which a healthy mixed-use environment is based."

Pedestrian malls have had a very mixed success ever since Victor Gruen debuted them back in the 1960s. Scott Doyon says the problem is that going pedestrian-only is the flipside of being autocentric.

What should planners take away from last week's barrage of polls about Americans' attitudes?

Connecting existing assets and social networks with very little additional monetary investment can generate returns in lean times, writes Hazel Borys.

Geoff Dyer points out why the difference between the typical strip mall and the multi-way boulevard may be more subtle than you think.