• Home Builders report shows housing is changing

    The American housing industry is changing course—and this will transform neighborhoods and communities over time by providing more and different choices in housing.
    A new report from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), “Diversifying Housing Options With Smaller Lots and Smaller Homes,” examines a shift away from the suburban single-family house that has dominated the industry since 1950. Previous long-held resistance to smaller lot sizes is being...Read more

  • Getting sh*t done: Lady developers edition

    Three women developers from across the US are helping to bring back their home cities.
    I am not a developer and I have never been a developer, however, the beauty of CNU is that it provides a well-rounded liberal arts education on urbanism—you can still take a class in a subject even if you’re not going to major in it. At CNU 26 in Savannah,I dipped a toe into the development pond...Read more

  • Small industrial city diversifies its economy with urbanism

    Elkhart, Indiana, is implementing plans to attract young, talented, workers to start businesses and boost the economy.
    Elkhart, a city of 52,000 in north Indiana, is not a place that is well known nationally for its urban revival. Yet Elkhart adopted a plan for a $400 million, 90-acre “River District” across from downtown. The district offers a setting for substantial new urbanist development, including a thousand...Read more

  • Bold corridor attracts investment

    Carmel, Indiana, builds a high-quality public realm at the heart of its new Midtown district.
    Carmel, Indiana, a suburb of more than 90,000 people bordering on Indianapolis, is building a walkable urban downtown to fit its growing population and economy. Main Street and the Arts and Design District have already been revitalized with restaurants and art galleries. City Center, a half mile to...Read more