CNU members and their allies work with communities to build places people love. Human-scale, universally accessible neighborhoods, town centers, streets, and public spaces can only be built with all of our help. We need you to build places people love. Click on the following great place-building examples to find out more about how this is done.
A unique building becomes a hub for historic neighborhoods
Ponce City Market 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.
A timeless place from the ground up
Mercado District Tucson, Arizona
The Mercado District, once leveled by urban renewal, is fast becoming one of Tucson’s most significant hubs.
Rebuilding a block at the heart of downtown
Market Square Place 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.
Redeveloping a hole in the urban fabric
CityCenter Washington, District Of Columbia
The New York Times described the plan for CityCenter, Washington, DC’s newest downtown icon, as a “modern day Rockefeller Center.” While comparisons to the iconic 1930s development may sound like hyperbole, CityCenter is an impressiv