• We need ‘Goldilocks,’ not ‘voodoo,’ urbanism

    Cities generate benefits from concentrations of talent—but also from “spreading it around.” Striking a balance results in more equity and a more resilient economy.
    In recent decades, I have been one of those celebrating the power of urbanism: the capacity of cities and towns to create economic dynamism, expanded life choices, opportunities for active living, and healthier, more resource-efficient lifestyles. This power is perhaps most obvious in the dense...Read more

  • Why New Urbanism needs your leadership

    If you’re reading this, it’s because you care about New Urbanism and maybe you have some good ideas about how CNU can advance it. If so, then I am here to encourage you to run for CNU’s Board of Directors in 2019. What started in 1993 with six founders and 266 signers of the Charter is now a...Read more
  • CNU 26 Epic Riders Arrive in Savannah

    2018 in review and a preview of 2019

    After a groundbreaking year, CNU is gearing up for more action and progress in the next 12 months and beyond.
    CNU has inspired change. Our ideas and approaches have been adopted and implemented by allied (and not-so-allied) organizations, state and local governments, and urban design and development professionals throughout the U.S. and abroad. Just look at Rob Steuteville’s 25 Great Ideas to see the...Read more

  • When the parking bubble bursts

    In the last half of the 20th Century, we added massive quantities of parking to American downtowns, usually by tearing down buildings. This image by urban designer Victor Dover shows parking infrastructure, in pink, in downtown Atlanta. Many cities still have a similar amount of downtown parking...Read more