Narrow houses close together allow for a higher density of housing than what is common in new subdivisions today. (Emily Hamilton) There's a school of architects and urban planners who support ...

KOKOMO, Ind. — More than 130 lots sit empty across the city of Kokomo. They're owned by the city, and they're collecting dust. The Kokomo Urban Infill and revitalization program, however, is designed ...

Urban sprawl has led to the depletion of open spaces and raised concerns among communities. To meet the ever-growing housing demands while preserving the environment, urban planners are turning to ...

Tucson's motives for rewriting portions of its land-use code, as expressed in a consultant's report on the process, seem almost at cross purposes: "To identify and remove potential barriers to ...

Infill development is an increasingly hot topic in Australian cities. It involves building on unused or underutilised land within existing urban areas. City planners see infill development as ...

With state governments across Australia acknowledging the need to limit urban sprawl, fill the gaps within existing metropolitan areas and build higher-density housing on selected sites, many ...