New Urbanism in the News

  • From parking lot to urban tour-de-force
    <strong>UCLA Weyburn</strong>&nbsp;<em>Los Angeles, California</em>
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  • Southside
    Ten acres that transformed a city #thisiscnu
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  • Expanding options for a car-oriented suburban area
    <strong>Village of Providence</strong> <em>Huntsville, AL</em>
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  • Historic arcade houses young professionals
    <strong>Microlofts at The Arcade Providence</strong>&nbsp;<em>Providence, Rhode Island</em>
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  • Jazz Market New Orleans Audience Seating
    Jazz Market New Orleans Audience Seating
    Trumpeting a cultural revival
    <strong>Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market</strong>&nbsp; <em>New Orleans, Louisiana</em>
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  • Mercado District | Tucson, Arizona
    A timeless place from the ground up. #thisiscnu
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  • A mixed-use center for town and gown
    <strong>Storrs Center</strong> <em>Mansfield, CT</em>
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  • A unique building becomes a hub for historic neighborhoods
    <strong>Ponce City Market</strong> <em>Atlanta, GA</em>
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  • Introducing "A Freeway-Free San Francisco"

    Alex McKeag November 18, 2015
    Across America, the mid-century era of highway-building created sprawling urban freeways that cut huge swaths through our cities, isolating historic neighborhoods, and running up expensive maintenance bills. Against that backdrop, the city of San Francisco, California has emerged as a pioneer in...Read more

  • CNU Endorses NACTO Urban Street Design Guide

    Alex McKeag November 3, 2015
    Today, on behalf of our 2,400 members working in communities across America, CNU is pleased to endorse NACTO’s Urban Street Design Guide —an outstanding tool consistent with our goals of building safer, more pedestrian-friendly streets. After a full technical review by CNU staff and our member-led...Read more

  • CNU Will Take Over Stewardship of Build a Better Burb

    Sam Warlick October 6, 2015
    Big news: this week, we're proud to announce that Build a Better Burb , a leading national authority on suburban design and sprawl retrofit strategies, will become an in-house program of CNU. The New York–based Rauch Foundation, through its Long Island Index, created Build a Better Burb in 2011 as...Read more

  • Introducing the new CNU Municipal Membership

    Sam Warlick August 28, 2015
    This week, CNU is proud to announce the launch of our new Municipal Membership program. Open to all cities and towns, the program is a new level of CNU membership designed specifically to equip a forward-thinking community and its leaders with the tools to welcome growth, strengthen infrastructure...Read more

  • Help us plan CNU 24 in Detroit

    Alex McKeag August 11, 2015
    Want to help plan our upcoming Congress in Detroit? Here’s your chance. Today, we’re launching the official CNU 24 Call for Ideas, powered by mySidewalk. It’s an open online platform for ideas—a forum where you can help design the Congress you’d love to attend, exploring the issues you want to...Read more

  • FBCI launches new course

    Sam Warlick August 4, 2015
    The Form Based Codes Institute, a partner of CNU, has teamed with Planetizen to produce a new on-line version of the popular course, FBC 101: The ABCs of Form-Based Codes. It will be offered as an 8-course “track” in Planetizen Courses. The new ‘101’ was produced in Planetizen’s studios, featuring...Read more

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