• Shared street is asset for downtown revitalization

    The cutting edge design for Clematis Street in West Palm Beach contributes to outdoor seating and programming for the tricky re-opening and post-pandemic recovery.
    Like many cities, West Palm Beach, Florida, is reopening downtown businesses while prioritizing safety. More outdoor seating for restaurants and bars is an important response. West Palm Beach has a leg up on many cities due to the recent completion of the $13.6 million transformation of its main...Read more

  • Authenticity by design: Creating beautiful places

    The attempt to create beauty is key to making lovable places that are perceived as authentic. For large buildings, breaking up the façade can help to achieve the goal.
    Note: This article is based on a presentation by Daniel Morales at CNU 28.A Virtual Gathering , which took place in mid-June. What makes a place lovable? At CNU 27 in Louisville (in 2019), someone said, “Lovable places were often created by many people over many different years, lending them...Read more

  • Charter Awards have helped build a movement

    CNU celebrated 20 years of Charter Awards at CNU 28 last week—and the awards have promoted the cause of connected, sustainable, lovable communities.
    CNU recently celebrated of its 20 th Charter Awards at CNU 28.A Virtual Gathering . This year’s winners include impressive projects such as The Wharf, which has opened up the waterfront in Washington DC and excels at more aspects—public space, street design, affordable housing, special events...Read more

  • Mitigation and adaptation: New urban response to climate change

    Urban planning has important contributions to a wide range of climate change responses, from mitigation to adaptation, notes CNU cofounder Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk.
    Nobody has been able to solve the problem of climate change, but there are many ways to respond, according to urban planner Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. The two categories of response are mitigation (sustainability) and adaptation (resilience), explains Plater-Zyberk, a CNU cofounder who gave a...Read more