• Historic chance to remove highway barrier, reconnect community

    The terminus of I-16 cuts into the historic core of Savannah, and removal of a flyover would help to heal the wounds of 1960s destruction in a minority and immigrant neighborhood.
    An enormous flyover ramp near the eastern terminus of Interstate 16 in Georgia has divided and damaged a neighborhood in Savannah's historic district for six decades. Removing this interchange would provide many benefits: Reconnecting the neighborhood; healing the wounds of urban renewal in a...Read more

  • We’re building something new at CNU 31

    Coming to Charlotte? Expect many new kinds of sessions, experiences, and events at CNU 31. Here's a brief rundown.
    If you’ve been involved with CNU for a few years, you’ve likely heard the phrase “putting the Congress back in the Congress.” While this phrase means something different to everyone—the shift away from a generic placemaking conference towards a meaningful multidisciplinary gathering of folks who...Read more

  • Affordable neighborhood designed for Disney

    The entertainment giant has donated land to create affordable housing, and the chosen developer has envisioned a new urbanist neighborhood.
    The aerial rendering above shows a new urbanist, affordable housing neighborhood that is proposed near Walt Disney World in Florida, sponsored through a land donation by Disney. The 1,300 units on nearly 80 acres will be built and operated by The Michaels Organization, a national affordable housing...Read more

  • Ending exclusionary zoning is one way out of our housing crisis

    Reforming zoning to allow missing middle housing would create more paths to homeownership and mitigate a national housing shortage.
    The US is experiencing a severe housing crisis that will require a wide toolkit of strategies to mitigate. A recent study released by Up for Growth estimates that there is a 3.8-million-unit housing shortage nationwide, affecting urban, suburban, and rural areas across the country, not just a few...Read more