• Volunteers sought for Ukraine rebuilding charrette

    CNU practitioners are invited to participate in a design charrette to help war-damaged Ukrainian communities. Team 11 , a Congress for the New Urbanism member-led initiative, is working with the nonprofit Neo-Eco Ukraine on a pilot project to replan three Ukrainian villages near the City of...Read more

  • Urban renewal could turn a dead mall into a downtown

    State infrastructure funding and an urban renewal designation are overcoming the challenges of a failed mall transformation in Western New York.
    Converting a growing number of dead malls to mixed-use centers is challenging, especially in slow-moving real estate markets like the Buffalo region. Yet the Boulevard Mall in Amherst, New York, is poised to begin the transformation, due to funding and policy decisions at the local and state level...Read more

  • Streetscape plan helps revive historic downtown

    Built around a 150-year-old railroad depot, Greer suffered from motor-vehicle-age changes; a streetscape project has made downtown a destination.
    Public Square is highlighting top articles from 2024. The small city of Greer, South Carolina, shows the magic that can be worked by improving downtown streets. A design firm studied connectivity, parking, placemaking, and open space, creating a plan that the city implemented to transform the...Read more

  • New walkable city planned in California

    Wealthy tech investors are behind California Forever, one of the most ambitious greenfield plans in a century—for a mixed-use city of 400,000 on 29 square miles in Solano County.
    Public Square is highlighting top articles from 2024. Amid the nationwide housing crisis, some developers with deep pockets are looking at building cities and towns from scratch. California Forever has garnered national attention with its plans for a city of 400,000 people, using principles of...Read more