The CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS for Volume 2 of "The Art of the New Urbanism" book and exhibition is open UNTIL AUG 1. Here is your chance to show your best work. Please share. Submit your pieces now: artofthenewurbanism.com

The Art of the New Urbanism: 🧵 = reaction to the new book by @michaelwmehaffy: “This beautiful book is a testament to the remarkable progress of New Urbanism as a critical reform movement. ...Its practitioners are engaging with citizens in a fundamentally different way..." 1/

David Rodríguez, architect & urbanist in Panama, sees drawing as essential to inspiring confidence in neighborhoods. "When you use hand drawing, you remember the exact moment you generated that image." 1/ youtu.be/X_HTNaVq1Zw

Development expert Nathan Norris on #TheArtoftheNewUrbanism: "While principles guide the work of New Urban practitioners, visualizations are the medium for generating support for development from investors, citizens, community leaders, buyers, etc..." @NewTownAdvisor (cont'd) 1/

Development expert Nathan Norris on #TheArtoftheNewUrbanism: "While principles guide the work of New Urban practitioners, visualizations are the medium for generating support for development from investors, citizens, community leaders, buyers, etc..." @NewTownAdvisor (cont'd) 1/

More enthusiasm from readers of The Art of the New Urbanism: "“This book had me with “visualizing change” – utterly indispensable yet still frustratingly absent in community dialogue.” --Emily Talen @emilytalen.bsky.social, professor of planning & planning history, University of Chicago 1/

Praise for #TheArtoftheNewUrbanism cont'd: "Bottom line: The lessons in this book will make you a better designer, planner, and place maker.” “The New Urbanism movement has revolutionized design and place making..." --Mitchell Silver, former president of APA @mitchellsilver.bsky.social 1/

"This book is a treasure trove!" Early praise for #TheArtoftheNewUrbanism, cont'd: "This book persuasively depicts the return to people-oriented placemaking and graphically illustrating the ideals of civic art." Prof Ellen Dunham-Jones, Georgia Tech Co-author of Retrofitting Suburbia 1/

Early praise for #ArtoftheNewUrbanism, cont'd: “A lovely, inspirational book.” --Beth Dunlop, writer, editor, observer of cities and architecture 1/

Master perspectivist JJ Zanetta reveals the story behind iconic artworks in The Art of the New Urbanism exhibition and book. This is part of a video series about artists featured in The Art of the New Urbanism. BUY THE BOOK: Amazon: tinyurl.com/mr3azpae

Steve Price on his provocative “before-&-after” images depicting ways to improve our cities. Steve inspires people to advocate for better public spaces where they live. Series: artists featured in The Art of the New Urbanism. youtu.be/ZCMoH5c1MP0?... BUY THE BOOK: Amazon: tinyurl.com/mr3azpae

Jennifer García on her work almost 20 years ago, visualizing MiMo (Miami Modern) as the inspiration behind a better Biscayne Boulevard: youtu.be/bZDOX0n9M1U?... One of a series of clips about #ArtoftheNewUrbanism

Architect Jennifer Griffin on making big, big elevation drawings, winning #CNU Charter Awards as a student, illustrating pre-approved building programs, and more. Jennifer's work is featured in The Art of New Urbanism: Vol. 1, 1980-2010 youtu.be/wBk7A3ZvsCI?...

I’ve heard it said that in the mid 20th century, many city planning programs were moved from university architecture departments (where the professors know how to draw) to the government department (where they don’t). The result was cities with more parking and less beauty.

If you are a young person who wants to become a great city planner, you need some real technical skills. Learning to draw (a skill often neglected in planning schools) is a good start.

Coming to #CNU33? Join the CNU Art Room. James Dougherty curated an awesome lineup. Postcard artwork: CNU Art Room instructor @joyfulurbanist Arti Harchekar. #ArtoftheNewUrbanism @NewUrbanism @DoverKohl @ShelleyPoticha @DPZCoDESIGN @MarkNickita @stevemouzon @WaltonAshleigh

Watch this space. New videos dropping weekdays: youtu.be/o6yHNsZouzg?... #ArtoftheNewUrbanism

TOMORROW (5/13) #OntheParkBench welcomes James Dougherty, Charles Bohl & Victor Dover for “Art of the New Urbanism.” They will discuss the innovators & stunning #NewUrbanist images that have helped transform the built environment. @victordover.bsky.social @mallorybaches.bsky.social t.co/SzipwAMAGD

Lately, I favor installing benches on wide downtown sidewalks perpendicular to the flow of passersby. Creates a little "walking eddy" room [I just made that term up] to encourage neighbors to pause and talk. Example from Mount Lebanon, PA. What do you think? #streetdesign

Our office has been hard at work on this new book, with all royalties to go to the Congress for the New Urbanism. Congrats to authors James Dougherty and Chuck Bohl, all 100 artists, and graphic designer / filmmaker Lee Dover, who made this short film to introduce the book. youtu.be/8Omn5nqewVs?...

Calabaza Piano & Bar, Avenida Alvaro Obregon we think, Mexico City, a great find for #SignNerds by alert traveler Greg Michie

Speaking of terminated vistas... Washington Street, the most Instagrammed spot in DUMBO, Brooklyn, your #StreetoftheDay

Miriam Mediterranean restaurant, 5th Ave, Brooklyn, your #StorefrontOfTheDay

Miriam Mediterranean Restaurant sign, 5th Ave, Brooklyn. Great sight for a #signnerd

Can someone please come build something like this on Vancouver Island?

Christopher Village approved by Greensboro City Council, 9-0. Commons, forests, and squares; mixed-use & live/work; pocket neighborhoods; 6 kinds of #MissingMiddleHousing; interconnected, tree-lined streets, midblock alleys, lanes, passages; houses fronting trails; compact form.

I recommend: www.activetowns.org/2025/03/02/h... @humantransit.bsky.social J Walker covers employment dispersal, false dichotomy between "choice riders" & "dependent [captive] riders," freedom for teens, land use, "imaginary techno-whiz-bang solutions like tunnels" & more. @activetowns.bsky.social

In this episode Chuck is joined by urban ... www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025... via @strongtowns.org, @clmarohn.bsky.social, and @victordover.bsky.social

I'm deeply saddened to share that Donald Shoup passed away last night. He was the ideal academic—curious, methodical, and concerned with turning ideas into real-world change. TAing his parking course these past few years has one of the greatest honors of my life. Rest in peace, Shoup Dogg.

Here's my video profiling this beautiful main street (Harrison Ave) redesign by @doverkohl.com HT @victordover.bsky.social youtu.be/nJN0uJ2PP_4

50-acre cultural arts corridor opens Monday! Proud to see realization of this idea from the Dover-Kohl plan for Fayetteville, 2004. On charrette, Joseph Kohl sketched up the first ideas for this space. nwa.pressreader.com/article/2817...

Cont'd: Town Planning Stuff Everyone Needs to Know, Ep. 7: Mix Land Uses! (How to set up your neighborhood for successful daily lives) youtu.be/pQhwhYw82Uc?...

This was a choice. Not by the person walking but by the decision makers who refuse to prioritize them. Photo Credit: D_S_J_

5/ Cont'd: Town Planning Stuff Everyone Needs to Know, Ep. 6, Downtown, Shared by All youtu.be/WPBaBa_0Ep0?...

4/ Cont'd: Town Planning Stuff Everyone Needs to Know, Ep. 5, Five Features Your Neighborhood Needs youtu.be/q9F2xUTgWdo?...

3/ Cont'd: Town Planning Stuff Everyone Needs to Know Ep. 4, Visualizing Change Before it Occurs youtu.be/jqJj3kpc_mk?...

New Hampshire National Bank (now Toscana restaurant), Pleasant Street, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, your #StorefrontOfTheDay. The building dates at least in part from 1794; it has served as a public market, a town hall, Portsmouth’s city hall, and a bank.

In Sept, I gave a talk at the Smart City Expo. There were presentations by experts from around the world. They've just published a remarkable summary of the whole event's content. (My essay: p.44; what do you think?) smartcitymiami.com/SmartCityMia... #smartcityexpomiami #smartcity #smartcities

1/ Cont'd: Sharing DoverKohl.bsky.social playlist of short videos, Town Planning Stuff Everyone Needs to Know. (By "everyone," we mean the mayor.) Next v up, Ep. 2: youtu.be/DkrkJ-hKit4?...

The very pink, very socialmediagenic Paseo de Doña Blanca, Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, your #StreetoftheDay. Photo by Joe Kohl @street.design

James Dougherty finding the patterns in Addison Mizner's Worth Avenue: youtu.be/EOnf8hqtYX4?... @doverkohl.bsky.social

Since I'm new, here's something DoverKohl.bsky.social started a few years ago, to show where I'm coming from: A playlist of short videos, Town Planning Stuff Everyone Needs to Know. (By "everyone," we mean the mayor.) I'll post a couple per day this week. Ep. 0: youtu.be/W09ap-ErOlg?...

Had an excellent tour Nov 8: @stevemouzon.bsky.social explaining the design of the Village of Providence, Huntsville AL. Note the narrow Yield Street. #StreetDesign

Above-average Sunday on the Ponte Vecchio. #StreetDesign

Great to see Polk County and Lake Wales making strides implementing the Big Green Network, part of the #LakeWalesEnvisioned plan by Dover, Kohl & Partners & team. www.lakewalesnews.net/story/2024/1...

We've set up a bluesky account for the upcoming 2nd edition of Street Design: The Secret to Great Cities & Towns. Follow @street.design.

Two more favorite people are on here! @victordover.bsky.social on all things #communitydesign & making great places and also @asthnado.bsky.social on all things #marketing, #smallbusiness, & all sorts of cool things. Who has two favs to share? (Still learning about this whole Starter Pack thing)

On Nov 8th, the Dover-Kohl design for Clematis Street in downtown West Palm Beach was recognized by the Urban Guild with its Award for Design Excellence. Clematis Street was reimagined in collaboration with landscape architects & engineers from Kimley-Horn.

Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk: “This book should be required reading in schools of urban design, architecture, and landscape architecture, and an understanding of it should be part of the licensing requirements for civil, traffic, and transportation engineers.” – DPZ CoDesign, former Dean UM Arch