• Buttigieg: How transportation can connect communities

    The remarks of the US Secretary of Transportation, announcing the launch of the Reconnecting Communities program in Birmingham last week, are posted below.
    On June 30, US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg journeyed to Birmingham, Alabama to announce the opening of applications for $1 billion in grants to regions, cities and non-profits to repair the scars inflicted on communities by urban highway and railroad construction. Since CNU has...Read more

  • Missing middle where the trains used to run

    A cottage court called the Railroad Cottages shows how abandoned rail lines converted to trails have potential for incremental development.
    The US has a wealth of abandoned rail lines—tens of thousands of miles running every which way across America. Many sections have been converted to walking and bicycling trails. Less often, planners use these corridors as an amenity that attracts compact housing or mixed-use development. The 22-...Read more

  • Minneapolis zoning reform put on ice

    At a time when the need for zoning reform is gaining intellectual currency and credibility , one of the most important city land-use regulatory changes of recent years has suffered a legal setback. The Minneapolis 2040 plan, which effectively got rid of exclusive single-family zoning in the city...Read more

  • CNU attends launch of program to reconnect communities divided by transportation projects

    Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg went to Birmingham, Alabama, Thursday to launch the DOT’s $1 billion Reconnecting Communities program. The start of the city’s Birmingham Xpress, a 10-mile bus rapid transit line that connects 25 neighborhoods, exemplifies the goals of the program—to...Read more