How CPTED after dark supports safety, workforce stability, and economic vitality by designing cities for legitimate activity, visibility, and human presence at night.
Patrick LowryJanuary 23, 2026
See how Denver’s 16th Street illustrates CPTED over time by supporting safety, use, and belonging as public spaces evolve and adapt.
Patrick LowryJanuary 20, 2026
Explore how CPTED over time supports safety across change, adaptation, and transition by treating stewardship and care as ongoing responsibilities.
Patrick LowryJanuary 19, 2026
Explore how CPTED is reshaping the way communities experience safety by shifting fear into ownership through design, behavior, and shared responsibility.
Patrick LowryJanuary 19, 2026
Winter markets support CPTED by activating public space during colder months. Learn how seasonal programming strengthens natural surveillance, community connection, and safety year-round.
Patrick LowryJanuary 14, 2026
Tree and shade equity plays a critical role in CPTED by improving comfort, walkability, and natural surveillance. Learn how everyday green infrastructure supports safer, more connected communities.
Patrick LowryJanuary 12, 2026
Violent crime doesn’t just affect individuals. It ripples through entire communities, shaping how people feel in their homes, schools, and public spaces. Nonprofit organizations, often embedded deeply in the neighborhoods they serve, are uniquely positioned to lead positive change. And while their approaches traditionally focus on programming and services, there’s another tool they can use to support safer communities: Crime…
Patrick LowryJanuary 9, 2026
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design is built on a simple idea: the way a place is designed influences how people behave within it. Few design elements demonstrate this more clearly than lighting. Street lighting does far more than help people see where they are going. It shapes how safe a space feels, whether people choose to use it, and how…
Patrick LowryJanuary 1, 2026
Across the country, communities are starting to push back against large data center developments—not because they are anti-technology, but because they are beginning to understand the long-term impacts these facilities can have when planning stops at approval.
Patrick LowryDecember 18, 2025
