Master Street Plans

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    <strong>Storrs Center</strong> <em>Mansfield, CT</em>
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  • Expanding options for a car-oriented suburban area
    <strong>Village of Providence</strong> <em>Huntsville, AL</em>
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  • Historic arcade houses young professionals
    <strong>Microlofts at The Arcade Providence</strong>&nbsp;<em>Providence, Rhode Island</em>
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  • From parking lot to urban tour-de-force
    <strong>UCLA Weyburn</strong>&nbsp;<em>Los Angeles, California</em>
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  • Mercado District | Tucson, Arizona
    A timeless place from the ground up. #thisiscnu
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  • A unique building becomes a hub for historic neighborhoods
    <strong>Ponce City Market</strong> <em>Atlanta, GA</em>
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    From former warehouse to "vertical village"
    <strong>Crosstown Concourse</strong>&nbsp; <em>Memphis, Tennessee</em>
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  • Jazz Market New Orleans Audience Seating
    Jazz Market New Orleans Audience Seating
    Trumpeting a cultural revival
    <strong>Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market</strong>&nbsp; <em>New Orleans, Louisiana</em>
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    Ten acres that transformed a city #thisiscnu
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June 10, 2026

Urban designer David Green and moderator Rob Steuteville discussed of one of the most effective city-making tools in history, Master Street Plans. Learn how plans such as the L'Enfant Plan for DC, the 1811 plan for Manhattan, and the Oglethorpe Plan for Savannah have shaped these cities through centuries of change, and why this tool was abandoned by cities in the middle of the 20th Century. And yet this tool is highly relevant today for infill, greenfield, and retrofit development. Learn about examples of how this tool is being used in modern times, and why cities should pick it up and run with it.

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MASTER STREET PLANS
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