• 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

  • CNU expanding database for new urbanist projects

    Amid a shift to a new website platform, CNU seeks to establish a comprehensive database of new urbanist developments to be used by academics, professionals, and students.
    New Urbanism has been improving towns, neighborhoods, and cities for more than 30 years, but its impact is often difficult to measure. This is due to the variety in scale (what does New Urbanism mean when it’s a building? A city? Half of Southwest Louisiana?) but also the lack of consistent data...Read more

  • Suburb has a chance to build downtown

    A new BRT line brings transit to an underdeveloped central district with ample frontage for development.
    A new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system called Metro Express opened last fall, connecting Homestead, FL, to Miami’s Metrorail system and creating the potential for transit-oriented development in the rapidly growing suburb of 83,000 people. Due to the area's growth history, Homestead has a significant...Read more

  • Cayala entry plaza and pedestrian street

    Architect Steve Mouzon is one of the most prolific photographers of urban places, particularly New Urbanism. It’s not easy to take a photo that makes you feel like you are inside, or want to be inside, a great place. This is a photo of the Entry Plaza and Calle Mayor, the primary pedestrian street...Read more