• Realizing the potential for catalytic conversion

    We've seen how Opportunity Zones can spur multiple developments to provide high-quality low-income housing while transforming communities.
    The Beacon Center, a new faith-based development in the District of Columbia, recently opened with a ceremony marked by one inspiring speech after another. Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser noted how the project “took back a corner,” transforming a crime-ridden pocket of the city into a development...Read more

  • A Week of Love and Struggle

    At CNU 27.Louisville, New Urbanists got a little verklempt
    It's not as if Congresses past have been devoid of emotion and humanity, but CNU 27 and its host city, Louisville, seemed to bring out the feeling in all of us. Urbanists are such romantics. Romantics with a practical vision for positive change. #CNU27 #louisville #incrementaldevelopment pic...Read more

  • Urbanists, design a better grid

    New York State transportation officials are gathering crucial input to ensure the successful transformation of Route 81 in Syracuse into a Community Grid.
    Public comments are now being accepted to influence one of the most important Freeways Without Futures projects ever, and the design ideas and expertise of new urbanists are needed. New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) has endorsed the “Community Grid” option for transforming the...Read more

  • Buffalo and Lafayette lead the way in form-based codes

    The cities represent the versatility of recent codes that replace conventional zoning.
    The Buffalo Green Code and the Lafayette Downtown Code each won Driehaus Form-Based Codes Awards, presented Friday at CNU 27 in Louisville, Kentucky. The Canton Village Districts Code of Canton, Connecticut was given honorable mention. The winners show the versatility of form-based codes (FBCs) and...Read more