Linda Poon

Also today: A Brutalist housing relic is reborn, and drought spurs a new generation of dams.

Also this week: A Housing First pioneer changes course, and who gets to claim credit when a neighborhood becomes trendy?

Also this week: Inside the Obama Presidential Center, and Kenya’s housing plan is displacing people.

Since the 1980s, many cities have embraced transit-oriented development policies to encourage more walkable neighborhoods. A new analysis shows how far they’ve come.

Some US cities are using the mega-event to push through or speed up more permanent improvements.

In a Pennsylvania township of 284 people, ICE wants to hold 8,500 detainees in a windowless warehouse.

Designers are using a range of tactics to help travelers find their sense of peace and calm after the screening process.

The new book “Sidewalk Nation” explores the legal and bureaucratic challenges cities face in building and maintaining “America’s most overlooked resource.”

The most interesting celebrations are happening far from DC, where local planners have spent years preparing for the occasion.

Takeoff for air taxis is still years away, but developers are already starting to lay down the infrastructure for their landing.