RECENT ARTICLES – 2026

A quarter century after the iconic Los Angeles development was launched, a community survey shows high levels of resident satisfaction.

Land use has a profound and largely unacknowledged role in the death and injury of pedestrians and bicyclists, according to researchers. There are two answers—but one is far superior.

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.

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 Awards.

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.

Hybrid Bridge turns utilitarian infrastructure into a compelling, multifunctional civic space. The Addis Ababa River City Research Project of Tulane’s architectural school won a Student Merit Award from the 2026 Charter Award jury.

CNU 34 is the first Congress with two cities as venues, and we have created a bus transit system between the locations. Find out how it works.

The Razorback Greenway Corridor Plan turns a multi-city trail into an armature for regional growth. Field Operations and Blockwright won a 2026 CNU Charter Award in the Region: Metropolis, City, and Town category.