Victor Dover
@victordover.bsky.social
Town Planner, Urban Designer, Futurist. Past Chair, CNU. FAICP. CNU Fellow. Principal @DoverKohl. Ironman (5x). Past President, Parks Foundation of Miami-Dade
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thank you to all who attended our Miami Book Fair event with Angie Schmitt @schmangee.bsky.social and Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social. Standing room only crowd! #MBF2025 @doverkohl.com @javierbetancort.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thank you to all who attended our Miami Book Fair event with Angie Schmitt @schmangee.bsky.social and Wes Marshall @wesmars.bsky.social. Standing room only crowd! #MBF2025 @doverkohl.com @javierbetancort.bsky.social
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
July 17, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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/
“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/
July 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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/
“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/
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/
"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/
June 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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/
"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/
"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/
June 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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/
"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/
"“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/
June 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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/
"“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/
"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/
June 16, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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/
"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 #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/
June 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
"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 #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/
“A lovely, inspirational book.”
--Beth Dunlop, writer, editor, observer of cities and architecture 1/
June 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Early praise for #ArtoftheNewUrbanism, cont'd:
“A lovely, inspirational book.”
--Beth Dunlop, writer, editor, observer of cities and architecture 1/
“A lovely, inspirational book.”
--Beth Dunlop, writer, editor, observer of cities and architecture 1/
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
#ArtoftheNewUrbanism @NewUrbanism @DoverKohl @ShelleyPoticha @DPZCoDESIGN @MarkNickita @stevemouzon @WaltonAshleigh
June 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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
#ArtoftheNewUrbanism @NewUrbanism @DoverKohl @ShelleyPoticha @DPZCoDESIGN @MarkNickita @stevemouzon @WaltonAshleigh
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
#streetdesign
May 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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
#streetdesign
Calabaza Piano & Bar, Avenida Alvaro Obregon we think, Mexico City, a great find for #SignNerds by alert traveler Greg Michie
April 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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
April 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Speaking of terminated vistas... Washington Street, the most Instagrammed spot in DUMBO, Brooklyn, your #StreetoftheDay
Miriam Mediterranean restaurant, 5th Ave, Brooklyn, your #StorefrontOfTheDay
April 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Miriam Mediterranean restaurant, 5th Ave, Brooklyn, your #StorefrontOfTheDay
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.
March 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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.
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...
nwa.pressreader.com/article/2817...
December 29, 2024 at 6:04 PM
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...
nwa.pressreader.com/article/2817...
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.
December 7, 2024 at 1:15 AM
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.
The very pink, very socialmediagenic Paseo de Doña Blanca, Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, your #StreetoftheDay. Photo by Joe Kohl
@street.design
@street.design
November 30, 2024 at 6:03 PM
The very pink, very socialmediagenic Paseo de Doña Blanca, Puerto Plata, Santo Domingo, your #StreetoftheDay. Photo by Joe Kohl
@street.design
@street.design
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
November 24, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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