MidCity District in Huntsville, Alabama, is an exemplary model for suburban retrofit. Urban Design Associates won a Merit Award in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category of the 2026 CNU Charter Awards.
New mixed-use development at Nansledan, Newquay in Cornwall UK is socially conscious and environmentally sustainable. ADAM Architecture won a Merit Award in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category of the 2026 CNU Charter Awards.
Basalt Downtown Streetscape & River Park has renewed a struggling historic Colorado mining town. Connect One Design won a Merit Award in the Block, Street, and Building category of the 2026 CNU Charter Awards.
A Pew report came out last year on housing construction and rents that is worth commenting on, because it addresses the most common complaint about new housing: That it drives up living costs.
People see new, expensive housing that is...
Plan Bentonville creates a framework for fiscally sustainable growth in a fast-growing region. DPZ CoDesign won a Merit Award in the Region: Metropolis, City, and Town category of the 2026 CNU Charter Awards.
The Sacramento Citywide Missing Middle Strategy uses a sliding-scale FAR system to spur affordable housing development. Opticos Design won a 2026 CNU Charter Award in the Region: Metropolis, City, and Town category.
Features
Streets Five scenarios that make street transformation possible
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Transit, TOD Ten steps toward autonomous urbanism
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Better Cities & Towns Archive
A new booklet, “Higher-Density Development: Myth and
A new booklet, “Higher-Density Development: Myth and Fact,” tries to dispel negative perceptions about higher-density development. The glossy 32-page...
The plans for a new South Dakota town
The plans for a new South Dakota town for sign language users designed by new urbanists have been shelved in favor of the redevelopment of an...
A “Vision Book” series is used to focus
A “Vision Book” series is used to focus potential buyers on homes in Habersham, a traditional neighborhood development (TND) in Beaufort County,...
The Lakefront Development Corporation (LDC) in Syracuse, New
The Lakefront Development Corporation (LDC) in Syracuse, New York, is talking with private developers about turning a blighted, 24-acre, brownfield...
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