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Thrush examines America's retrofitting future

George Thrush, Director of the School of Architecture at Northeastern University, takes on the topic of infill in the most recent iss ... read more »

HUD Official Offers Economics-Savvy Vision for New Sustainability Office

Newly appointed Director of HUD's Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities ... read more »

CNU Co-Founder Duany designs housing for displaced Haitians

Architect, planner and CNU Co-founder Andres Duany has designed a prefabricated hous ... read more »

Win a FREE ticket to CNU 18 and help America get a Makeover!

Here at CNU, we're really excited about a new project by some old friends that we hope will help take New Urbanism to a broader mass audience. ... read more »

2020cities blog lends Swedish voice to New Urbanist community

Swedish journalist Anders Steinvall has been around the block. ... read more »

NU principles drive revitalization plans in Rockford, IL

The Rockford Register Star recently profiled the efforts of Montreal-based planning fir ... read more »

Obama administration shows promise with location-efficient mortgage reform

DC Streets Blog had an important follow-up from last week's CNU Statement on Fannie Mae and Fre ... read more »

Brookings: Fastest growing poverty rates occur in suburbs

In places where sprawl without smart regional planning continues its inexorable march outward (and with it its expensive, car-dependent attitude), it is unsurprising that these areas might also see ma ... read more »

CNU Fact Check: What War on Suburbia?

UPDATE: The original story stated falsely that Senator-Elect Scott Brown gained 11 points over the McCain vote statewide. The actual number is 16.... read more »

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CNU members cause Twitter Sensation

Congratulations to CNU members — and CNU too — who helped make New Urbanism one of the leading source of urban tweets in 2009. ... read more »