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.
Investing in a historic green space
Ellis Square Savannah, Georgia
"Ellis Square is one of the great stories of preservation and restoration in Savannah," says the group Discover Historic America.
Mixed-use density in a suburban center
Clarendon Center 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.
Transforming ‘barracks’ into a neighborhood
Westlawn Gardens 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.
A mixed-use center for town and gown
Storrs Center Mansfield, Connecticut
For a town with a major educational institution—the University of Connecticut—Mansfield was surprisingly short of urban amenities until a few years ago.