Project 3500 pre-designs and pre-permits thousands of affordable housing units on city-owned land.
Here are the remarks of CNU President Mallory Baches at the opening keynote of CNU34 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on May 13.
Places shape people and determine health outcomes. Those who shape the public realm are health practitioners, and this needs to be more widely understood.
CNU is on the last day of its annual Congress, CNU 34, which is taking place in Northwest Arkansas (NWA) this year. One of the fastest-growing regions in the US, NWA's economy is driven by its status as home to major corporations, including Walmart...
Madison Crescent shows how infill development can offer housing solutions in historic cities. A University of Maryland, College Park design team won a Student Merit Award in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category of the 2026 CNU Charter...
A CNU Legacy Project shows how a historic Main Street can be reclaimed for pedestrian activity and a center for new growth that preserves the countryside in a fast-growing region, Northwest Arkansas.
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
The Association for the New Urbanism
The Association for the New Urbanism in Pennsylvania (ANUPA), which Lancaster County planner Will Selman and Emmaus Borough Council member Joyce...
Downtowns gaining population nationwide
A recent survey shows an unexpected population boom in downtowns across the country. The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan...
Pedestrians account for 12 percent of U.S.
Pedestrians account for 12 percent of U.S. traffic deaths, but less than one percent of federal transportation funds goes toward protecting people on...
Mike Lydon who left Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co in April and established a firm called The Street Plans
Mike Lydon, who left Duany Plater-Zyberk & Co. in April and established a firm called The Street Plans Collaborative, has taken the lead in...
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