The Painted Babies show how well-designed micro-homes can make a statement at the right price.
Most of these cities are built on a grid, an important point, according to the CNU founder and internationally known planner.
Medium-height, medium-scale buildings, slightly larger than typical Missing Middle housing, are the backbone of great neighborhoods. We need to emphasize this scale more.
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.
Features
Streets Five scenarios that make street transformation possible
Why street design has not kept pace with automotive safety improvements, and what you can do about it.
Transit, TOD Ten steps toward autonomous urbanism
Here's a playbook for municipal leaders and citizens on the road to smart city technology.
Better Cities & Towns Archive
Awards focus on infill, transit-oriented development
Photo 1 caption (on page 1): This streetscape is part of a revitalized downtown for Woodstock, Georgia — one of 15 winners of Charter Awards for 2008...
Though built on a slag heap 25
Though built on a slag heap 25 stories high, houses in a 710- unit new urban development called Summerset at Frick Park are selling well to people in...
Downsized Wal-Mart proposed in new urban project
Wal-Mart is proposing to build a 40,000 sq. ft. Neighborhood Market in Highlands Garden Village in Denver, the first such store in a new urban...
New Jersey town takes public route to NU
Washington Town Center has overcome bureaucratic entanglements and developer opposition to benefit from a hot
real estate market and become the...
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