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Restorative Urbanism in Over-the-Rhine
A look back to look forward in Cincinnati's best-known urban neighborhood.In 2001, the fatal shooting by Cincinnati Police of an unarmed black teen, Timothy Thomas, who was running to evade arrest in a dark back alley in Over-the-Rhine, was the latest of many instances of misconduct that brought about civil unrest, protests at City Hall, a national boycott, and...Read more -
Green corridor connects downtown to the water
RiverFront Revitalization connects Omaha to the Missouri River and creates a widely used public space. HDR won a Merit Award in the Region: Metropolis, City, and Town category of the 2024 CNU Charter Awards.The RiverFront Revitalization in Omaha, Nebraska, makes a unified, transformative, 70-acre civic-oriented park at the center of a major city in the nation’s heartland. Omaha had three underutilized parks: Gene Leahy Mall, Heartland of America, and Lewis & Clark Landing. Although they were...Read more -
Community transformation through smaller-scale buildings
Rebuilding Tremont Street in Mission Hill is a collection of buildings that enhance a neighborhood in Boston. New Urban Partners and Principle Group won a Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building category of the 2024 CNU Charter Awards.Rebuilding Tremont Street transformed a previously underdeveloped corridor in Mission Hill, Boston, with fine new architecture near the Roxbury Crossing subway station. Simple and well-executed mixed-use and residential buildings on five sites totaling two acres, built over several blocks, raise...Read more -
Attainable housing model for cities nationwide
Finley Street Cottages is a courtyard development on two Atlanta lots that offers an innovative model for missing middle housing. Kronberg Urbanists + Architects won a Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building category in the 2024 CNU Charter Awards.Two single-family lots (each about a third of an acre) were filled in with 16 courtyard units in Atlanta, creating a model for attainable workforce housing. Finley Street Cottages (FStC) consists of two historic houses, duplexes, accessory units, and guest houses grouped around a private courtyard—...Read more