• The power of an imaginative illustration

    Three decades ago, a man with a pen proposed a park in downtown Providence, showing that artists can be powerful planners.
    DPZ CoDesign conducted a charrette in downtown Providence , Rhode Island, in 1992, sponsored by the City and the Coalition for Community Development. The talented artist Charles Barrett, who passed away in 1996, worked for DPZ. As described in the recently published The Art of the New Urbanism (...Read more

  • Big form-based Orange Code adopted to repair Orlando sprawl

    The Orange Code, the largest sprawl repair code ever, applies form-based regulations to unincorporated areas of the Orlando region and streamlines entitlement processes.
    The “Orange Code” was adopted in early June for Orange County, Florida—perhaps the largest form-based code (FBC) adopted in the US by population. Orange County, which includes Orlando, simultaneously adopted the Vision 2050 comprehensive plan . The code covers land containing approximately 900,000...Read more

  • A gentle genius

    It has been more than a week since we posted a notice of Leon Krier's passing. CNU was closed last week following the Congress, but we wanted to get a response out quickly to our members and audience, as he was such an important part of the New Urbanism movement. Since then, The Times of London and...Read more

  • In Hope of growth, a village plans better connections

    Hope Legacy Project offers a revitalization plan, focusing on pedestrian infrastructure for a Rhode Island village.
    Hope Village in Scituate, Rhode Island, reached its current size by approximately 1890. The 19th-century cotton mill, which drove the economy for a century, has been closed for five decades, precipitating a slow decline. The village is beloved by many for its small-town atmosphere, but the mill is...Read more