• The impact of a downtown plan

    Let the ride begin: West Palm Beach is a different place three decades after a master plan and code.
    The image above caught my eye in the Art of the New Urbanism, Volume 2 (2010-2025) . “The rendering represents an analysis of the built results of DPZ’s 1992 Downtown West Palm Beach Master Plan,” explain the AoTNU authors. “The footprints of the built/redeveloped properties appear shaded in red...Read more

  • Chautauqua-like village proposed in California

    Esmeralda Land Company has options on a former lumber mill in Cloverdale, with plans for an educational and cultural community.
    A neighborhood-scale New Urbanist development is now seeking entitlement in Cloverdale, California. The most interesting aspect about the Esmeralda development is not the design philosophy, which is in line with long-time New Urbanist practice, but rather the community “software.” The project is...Read more

  • Walkable urbanism on the Texas coast

    The towns along 30A in Walton County, Florida, have inspired many New Urbanist emulators, including Cinnamon Shore in Port Aransas, Texas. Cinnamon Shore is a series of walkable urban developments along State Highway 361 on Mustang Island and is not well known outside of the Lone Star State. “Since...Read more

  • Infill cottages follow from CNU Legacy Project

    The Reynolds Cottages are a good example of missing middle housing, reusing a vacant block in Brunswick, Georgia.
    Every year, CNU sponsors Legacy Projects ahead of the annual Congress to tackle vital issues that promote the public good, often in distressed communities. In 2018, when CNU 26 was held in Savannah, a Legacy Project envisioned revitalizing the commercial core of Brunswick, an economically...Read more