A new urban design blog recently launched, offering insight to the online architecture and design community to promote walkable communities. The site is operated by 180Â° Urban Design and Architecture.

Apr 2
Apr 2 Kevin Klinkenberg Writes About a Healthy Downtown for OneKC Voice

Kevin Klinkenberg

New Urbanism, Sustainable Design, Walkable Community

Who doesnâ€™t want a healthy downtown? The truth is, universally people declare that they wish their immediate downtown was vibrant and healthy, as well as other downtowns in the region. And yet we seem to struggle to achieve this in so many of our communities.

Apr 1
Apr 1 Future of Home Building: Are Small Homes the New Wave?

Kevin Klinkenberg

Sustainable Design

180Â° Urban Design has been working on the Smart Dwelling Initiative with the New Urban Guild by participating in a national conversation on the future of home building. One of the first things being discussed is, Are small homes the new wave?

Mar 31
Mar 31 CNU's President, John Norquist, on our National Transportation Policy

Kevin Klinkenberg

Transportation and Infrastructure

In an interview from Streetsblog, Congress for the New Urbanism President, John Norquist, discusses what's broken with national transportation policy and how to fix it.

Mar 26
Mar 26 What True BRT Looks Like, in L.A. of All Places

Kevin Klinkenberg

Transportation and Infrastructure

New Urbanism Blog: A Streetfilm from Clarence Eckerson Jr. shows a new 14-mile BRT system in the San Fernando Valley using a former rail right-of-way. Unlike many rapid bus transit systems in the U.S., the Orange Line is true BRT. It features a dedicated roadway that cars may not enter, has a pre-board payment system so buses load quickly and efficiently, and uses handsome, articulated buses to transport passengers fast.

Mar 24
Mar 24 DOT and HUD Develop Partnership to Promote Sustainable Communities

Kevin Klinkenberg

Sustainable Design, Transportation and Infrastructure

Mar 21
Mar 21 Kevin Klinkenberg interviewed about streetcars and public transit

Kevin Klinkenberg

Transportation and Infrastructure

New Urbanism Blog: Kevin Klinkenberg, a principal architect and urban planner, discusses improved mass transit through modern versions of the streetcars that once served Kansas City. He also discusses he distinction between a streetcar and light rail.

Mar 13
Mar 13 New Urbanism: LEED for Homes

Kevin Klinkenberg

Sustainable Design, Walkable Community

Listen to Brian Hendrickson, LEED AP, speak about LEED for Homes. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED for Homes is a rating system that promotes the design and construction of high-performance green homes.

Mar 12
Mar 12 Switchboard, from NRDC :: Kaid Benfield's Blog :: Connected streets save lives, says new research

Kevin Klinkenberg

Transportation and Infrastructure

Good news: older neighborhoods with well-connected, grid-like street patterns are safer, too. This contradicts a widely held belief that cul-de-sac patterns are safer because they reduce traffic.

Mar 12
Mar 12 The Kansas City Post: Bus Shelters Beat Little Blue Signs

Kevin Klinkenberg

Transportation and Infrastructure

Riding the bus in Kansas City can be downright difficult. Sure the KCATA has a website, there have been marketing campaigns in both print and broadcast media, and we're even on Google Transit. But is internet access as a precursor to public transportation really a good policy?

Mar 13
Mar 13 Citiwire.net: States Wear Blinders On The True Costs of Sprawl

Kevin Klinkenberg

Transportation and Infrastructure

These days, recession-pummeled Americans are following the federal stimulus package almost as avidly as, in happier times, they obsessed over Anna Nicole Smith or Laci Peterson. Theyâ€™re arguing whether stimulus money should go to the arts, or to repair and expand infrastructure, such as fixing bridges, boosting transit or finishing urban loop roads.

Mar 12
Mar 12 New Urban News lead: The Case for Simple Grids

Kevin Klinkenberg

Transportation and Infrastructure, Walkable Community

Instead, new urbanists are more inspired by City Beautiful, Garden City, andEuropean urban patterns, according to architect Kevin Klinkenberg of 180 Degrees Design Studio. Deflections, curves, and changes in block patterns are liberally employed throughout most new urban plans.