• A unique building becomes a hub for historic neighborhoods
    <strong>Ponce City Market</strong> <em>Atlanta, GA</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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  • Expanding options for a car-oriented suburban area
    <strong>Village of Providence</strong> <em>Huntsville, AL</em>

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  • A mixed-use center for town and gown
    <strong>Storrs Center</strong> <em>Mansfield, CT</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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    From former warehouse to "vertical village"
    <strong>Crosstown Concourse</strong>&nbsp; <em>Memphis, Tennessee</em>

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  • Southside
    Ten acres that transformed a city #thisiscnu

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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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Project Database

This searchable database of projects represents the range and diversity of work in the New Urbanism. From regional-scale visions to single-building historic renovations, CNU members and their allies build places people love through land use planning, development, policy, and advocacy. If you are aware of a project that you believe should be part of the database, please email Robert Steuteville or Lauren Mayer.


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Columbia Pike #thisisCNU

Arlington, Virginia

First built over 200 years ago as a toll road connecting Washington, D.C. to greater Virginia, the Columbia Pike now serves as a direct route to the Pentagon and other capital landmarks.

Iberville Offsites #thisisCNU

New Orleans, Louisiana

Iberville Offsites provides affordable housing for moderate-income families, establishes new standards for green historic preservation, and strengthens a city still climbing back from one of the nation’s worst natural disasters.

Sundance Square #thisisCNU

Fort Worth , Texas

Alongside its neighbors, Dallas and Arlington, the city of Fort Worth, Texas, is at the heart of the largest metropolitan area in the south.

Ponce City Market #thisisCNU

Atlanta, Georgia

Located in a crossroads of Atlanta, where the celebrated Beltline crosses Ponce de Leon Avenue, a former Sears warehouse has turned into one of the most striking urban redevelopments in the nation.

Mercado District #thisisCNU

Tucson, Arizona

The Mercado District, once leveled by urban renewal, is fast becoming one of Tucson’s most significant hubs.

Market Square Place #thisisCNU

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh’s Market Square was historically a bustling hub of locals and street merchants at the heart of downtown. Heavy cast iron buildings and fire-brick masonry gave the neighborhood a unique architectural charm.

Ellis Square #thisisCNU

Savannah, Georgia

"Ellis Square is one of the great stories of preservation and restoration in Savannah," says the group Discover Historic America.

Clarendon Center #thisisCNU

Arlington, Virginia

Building density that supports walkable urban centers is a key strategy of new urbanists—but this goal is challenging in already built-out suburbs.

Westlawn Gardens #thisisCNU

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Born as a public housing tract on Milwaukee’s northwest side, Westlawn was originally developed in the 1950s to provide affordable dwellings for families.

UCLA Weyburn #thisisCNU

Los Angeles, California

For the University of California in Los Angeles, the Weyburn project is more than just graduate student housing.

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