The towns along 30A in Walton County, Florida, have inspired many New Urbanist emulators, including Cinnamon Shore in Port Aransas, Texas. Cinnamon Shore is a series of walkable urban developments along State Highway 361 on Mustang Island and is not...
Amid a shift to a new website platform, CNU seeks to establish a comprehensive database of new urbanist developments to be used by academics, professionals, and students.
A new BRT line brings transit to an underdeveloped central district with ample frontage for development.
Architect Steve Mouzon is one of the most prolific photographers of urban places, particularly New Urbanism. It’s not easy to take a photo that makes you feel like you are inside, or want to be inside, a great place. This is a photo of the Entry...
A nationwide Realtors survey reveals that a majority of Americans prefer a walkable neighborhood, and they are willing to pay for it. That tracks with higher values in highly walkable neighborhoods.
The Reynolds Cottages are a good example of missing middle housing, reusing a vacant block in Brunswick, Georgia.
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Better Cities & Towns Archive
Despite a sluggish Central Florida economy, the
Despite a sluggish Central Florida economy, the 617-acre Cagan Crossings TND, four miles west of Walt Disney World, is moving ahead with plans to...
Yuma approves its first TND; includes farm
Financing from land owner partly offsets the continuing lack of bank lending for real estate development.
Within sight of Interstate 8, which...
Construction began in January in Cherry
Construction began in January in Cherry Hill Village, a TND in Canton Township, Michigan. Unlike the majority of new urbanist greenfield projects,...
As residential construction moves closer to urban rail
As residential construction moves closer to urban rail lines, bridges, and freeway ramps, developers are increasingly using sound-muffling windows...
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