• Introducing CNU 25.Seattle

    Here's a preview of what you will see and do in Seattle at the 25th annual Congress for the New Urbanism this May.
    It’s been over four months since CNU 24.Detroit, and the buzz still hasn’t worn off. Our 2016 Congress drew 1483 attendees from 43 states and 28 countries. Nine out of ten of you called it one of the best Congresses ever. That’s big. Thanks to the support of all our partners, CNU 24.Detroit was a...Read more

  • What is a livable community, anyway?

    A walkable community is the most common term to describe the alternative to drive-only suburbia. Yet walking is so basic to human life that we often take it for granted. Perhaps a more inspiring term is livability.
    A walkable community is the most common term to describe the alternative to drive-only suburbia. Yet walking is so basic to human life that we often take it for granted. Perhaps a more inspiring term is livability. Former US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood defined livability as "a community...Read more

  • Target bets big on urban stores

    Big box retailer evolves; chases customers to walkable urban locations.
    Target is expanding its new "flexible format" urban stores in downtown locations. Two recently opened, with another set to open in early 2017, in Center City, Philadelphia. A flexible format store recently opened in Tribeca, Manhattan. The mega-retailer is moving into large and mid-size cities and...Read more

  • A code transforms a commercial strip corridor

    “Thanks to skilled designers, a clear, implementable code, and a truly capable client, this plan is getting built, and well.”
    First built over 200 years ago as a toll road connecting Washington DC to greater Virginia, Columbia Pike now serves as a direct route to the Pentagon and other capital landmarks. Until recently, this Arlington, Virginia, thoroughfare was an aging commercial strip stifled by outdated zoning...Read more