• On the Park Bench: Seeing the world through a New Urbanist lens

    CNU is restarting its weekly webinar series, On a Park Bench, by elevating new voices that expand the movement's horizons.
    Four months ago, as coronavirus took hold of cities around the world, urbanists grappled with questions about the connection between population density and viral transmission. They debated how cities could best respond, and how the virus could shape the future of our built environment. Streets were...Read more

  • State moves forward with zoning reform

    A bill moving through Vermont legislature adopts key zoning reform measures for walkable communities, even as the state recently completed a report with CNU on incremental changes to land use laws.
    Like many states, Vermont has many communities with outdated zoning that worsen housing affordability problems. The median price of a house in Vermont has risen rapidly since 2016 and now is $261,000, according to Zillow. The state recently worked with CNU on a how-to guide on zoning reform ...Read more

  • How Florida is transforming its streets

    The state DOT has a novel model to fix its automobile-oriented, dangerous thoroughfare network and design complete streets.
    Florida thoroughfares are among the most dangerous in the US for walking and biking, but the state has adopted an innovative design system to address these challenges over time. The state’s dangerous thoroughfares come from many decades of automobile-oriented design that mostly ignored context...Read more

  • New guide offers communities a path to zoning reform

    CNU teams with the State of Vermont to promote incremental steps to housing access and affordability in communities of all sizes.
    The Congress of the New Urbanism (CNU) worked with the Vermont Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) to complete Enabling Better Places: A Zoning Guide for Vermont Neighborhoods . This how-to manual, part of CNU’s Project for Code Reform , promotes practical, small steps for...Read more