• New life for Savannah Legacy Project

    CNU-sponsored plan shows how Southside Savannah could grow by retroffiting an abandoned mall and other sites across from a university campus.
    The Savannah Mall redevelopment/Southside town center plan is one of the more creative CNU Legacy Projects. It envisions the redevelopment of a large indoor shopping mall and other underutilized commercial properties by applying the classic, historic patterns of Savannah, Georgia. Due to the...Read more

  • CNU Legacy Project recognized, moving forward

    A plan from CNU 32, involving a Hub District at a confluence of greenways in Xenia, a small city northeast of Cincinnati, is having an impact.
    The Ohio APA recently recognized a 2024 CNU Legacy Project, and the plan is moving forward on multiple fronts. The Hub District for the City of Xenia is a great example of how greenways can spur placemaking and walkable, mixed-use development. The Hub District is a key part of Xenia’s new 10-year...Read more

  • Learning from tradition in Charleston

    The room filled with the murmur of nervous conversations and new friendships forming. Seventeen students, strangers only minutes before, gathered for our first Summer Studio. To begin, we asked each student to stand along a line across the room marking where they grew up, from "rural community" to...Read more

  • Addressing the urban design issues of our time

    Jury chair for the 2026 Charter Awards Eric Kronberg is looking for new urban projects that address issues like attainability, mobility flexibility, climate change, and human flourishing in general.
    Note: I sat down with 2026 Charter Awards Jury Chair Eric Kronberg to discuss his New Urbanist background and experience with CNU’s Charter Awards. The conversation has been edited for clarity. Learn more about the 2026 Charter Awards application here . Eric Kronberg came to New Urbanism slowly and...Read more