A High-Growth Region Works to Pivot Development to New Urbanism

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March 10, 2026

Developers Ward Davis and Duke McLarty and municipal planner John McCurdy discussed efforts by rapidly growing Northwest Arkansas to shift away from sprawl toward walkable, mixed-use development. Downtowns are being revitalized as codes and plans change to promote new patterns, against the backdrop of inertia of automobile-oriented patterns.

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