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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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.
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South Main Katrina cottages
The South Main development in Buena Vista, Colorado, is the first new urbanist project in the Rocky Mountains — and perhaps in the entire western US...
Firms move downtown and change workforce geography
Businesses across the US are relocating downtown to seek talent, find more productive workspace, and be where the action is, according to the study ...
Town says school is not civic use
New urban development must make case at state high court.
I’On, a lauded traditional neighborhood development (TND) in Mount Pleasant, South...
Hellgate Meadows, the first neighborhood to be developed
Hellgate Meadows, the first neighborhood to be developed under a Traditional Neighborhood Development ordinance that the City of Missoula, Montana,...
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