Anthony Flint
Anthony Flint is a fellow at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, a think tank in Cambridge, Mass., and author of Wrestling With Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York’s Master Builder and Transformed the American City and This Land: The Battle Over Sprawl and the Future of America.
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At the 20th Congress for the New Urbanism, a Movement Feels its Age
They used to be radicals, now they're establishment. Has it changed their approach to development?
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Boston's Highway That Went Nowhere: Lessons from the Inner Belt Fight, 40 Years Later
In the 1950s and 1960s, as Boston was busy razing the West End and plunging ahead with urban renewal, transportation planners were pushing an 8-lane bypass highway.
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As Fenway Park Turns 100, Remember That It Almost Didn't Make It
The historic ballpark fought off demolition and ended up better off for it.
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What Mumbai and Beijing Can Learn From New York
Two recent exhibits highlight American planning's strengths alongside its great weaknesses.
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How the 2012 TED Prize, The City 2.0, Aims to Crowdsource the Future
With a wiki to connect citizens, political leaders, urban experts, companies, and organizations, TED tees up the goal of improving the 21st century city.
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The Greening of Houston
How America's oil and gas capitol came to design a park at the forefront of green public space.
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Urban Wonk
A Boston Museum's Deft Attempt at Balancing Old and New
How the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum walked the tightrope between its founder's wishes and a sleek new design
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The Big Fix
The Tricky Second Wave of Urban Highway Removals
For a lot of cities, demolishing the most obvious candidates was the easy part
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Urban Wonk
How the Tea Party Is Upending Urban Planning
Activists have opposed everything from environmental regulations to smart growth. What kind of long-term impact will they have?
