• Building Local Strength: Emerging Strategies for Inclusive Development

    Design strategies alone won’t ensure that good urban design, land use, and public spaces will be accessible and equitable. Communities are figuring out solutions, and they are outlined in a new CNU report.
    In 2007, I was on a technical assistance team working to revitalize and tame Denver’s East Alameda corridor. My colleagues Dena Belzer, Jim Charlier, and Tim Van Meter (all current or former CNU members) and I were looking at three different nodes along the corridor, two with relatively simple...Read more

  • Main street as a microcosm of the world

    With a stronger identity and coordinated planning for Woodlawn Avenue, Beechmont may be the next hot neighborhood in Louisville.
    CNU partnered with a strong nonprofit, the Center for Neighborhoods (CFN), on a highly productive Legacy Project to restore and reimagine the future of Woodlawn Avenue, the commercial heart of the Beechmont neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky. “In three days, we got to the point of fully focusing...Read more

  • Mixed-use center is next step for revitalization

    CNU Legacy project in Russell neighborhood in West Louisville listens to residents, drawing their dreams.
    A mixed-use center focused on locally owned, food-oriented businesses, renewed streetscapes, community uses, and new housing opportunities is a key to revitalizing Russell, a neighborhood in West Louisville that has experienced decades of disinvestment. A CNU Legacy Project, sponsored by community...Read more