Creating Enduring Neighborhoods

A growing movement, New Urbanism recognizes walkable, human-scaled neighborhoods as the building blocks of sustainable communities and regions. The Charter of the New Urbanism articulates the movement’s principles and defines the essential qualities of urban places from the scale of the region to the individual building.

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CNU News


CNU Coalition Study Finds Restored Avenue Would Meet Traffic Needs, Stimulate Rebirth in New Orleans : Removing Claiborne freeway, restoring boulevard would add just minutes to trips and return blighted blocks to valuable use

New Interactive CNU 19 Call for Input: Share, Comment, and Vote for CNU 19 Ideas

CNU fire code proposals shot down; appeal filed: ICC voters choose confrontation over cooperation in street design discussion

At CNU 18, Donovan Announces a Federal First —HUD Will Use Location-Efficiency, LEED-ND Criteria to Score its Grant Applications: Change will help expand access to walkable, diverse neighborhoods rich in transportation options, as people "vote with their feet" for them