• Top 10 Public Square articles in 2025

    The most-read pieces in Public Square: A CNU Journal say a lot about the topics capturing the attention of urbanists today. These include retrofitting suburbs, a proposed new city, density, fighting loneliness, turning a mall into a town center, and Leon Krier. 1) Proposed: A new California city —“...Read more

  • Benefits of urbanism outweigh costs

    An analysis of the Miami 21 zoning code, a bold policy move that bets on urbanism, shows that its focus on walkability drives higher demand for neighborhood living.
    Miami, Florida, was the first major city to adopt a Transect and form-based code (FBC) for the entire City, called Miami 21, in 2010. A study by a West Virginia University economics professor provides evidence that Miami 21 is based on sound principles—that the benefits of urbanism outweigh the...Read more

  • Walkability in high demand, Realtors say

    In other housing news, Oregon’s new model code, a village of tiny homes for the formerly homeless in Austin, and urban cohousing near Chicago.
    A large majority of homebuyers are willing to pay a premium for living in walkable neighborhoods, according to a survey of the National Association of Realtors, Realtor.com reported . “Americans are prioritizing walkability in a way they haven't since the pre-Henry Ford era,” the home-buying...Read more

  • Old Town TND recognized for design

    A 360-acre traditional neighborhood development sets new pattern for growth in Columbus, Georgia.
    Old Town, a 360-acre traditional neighborhood development (TND), is partly built within the consolidated city and county of Columbus, Georgia, located on the Alabama border, midway between Macon, Georgia, and Montgomery, Alabama. The older part of Columbus is noted for brick mill buildings and 11...Read more