New Urbanism in the News

  • 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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  • A unique building becomes a hub for historic neighborhoods
    <strong>Ponce City Market</strong> <em>Atlanta, GA</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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  • Mercado District | Tucson, Arizona
    A timeless place from the ground up. #thisiscnu
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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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    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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  • Florida-based community developer Frank Starkey

    Community Developer Frank Starkey Joins CNU Board

    Lisa Schamess January 29, 2019
    Frank Starkey has been appointed to the CNU Board, strengthening CNU’s ongoing connection to the work of incremental community developers nationwide. Starkey is based in the Tampa, Florida area, where he has been the lead on several prominent new urbanist projects, most recently the redevelopment...Read more
  • Urbanist street in Michigan

    CNU Teams with Michigan Leaders on New Guide to Code Reform

    Lisa Schamess October 16, 2018
    The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) has collaborated with the Michigan Municipal League (MML) and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) to publish Enabling Better Places: Users' Guide to Zoning Reform , a how-to manual of practical, realizable steps for local governments to take...Read more

  • What city will host CNU 29?

    Angela M. Perry September 5, 2018
    From the resurgence of livable downtowns to the rise of urban technology, America's cities are changing faster than ever before. Every year, CNU's annual Congress visits one host city where those changes are on display—exploring the state of New Urbanism through the lens of places like Seattle,...Read more

  • CNU Inducts Four New Fellows

    Lisa Schamess June 13, 2018
    The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) announced the induction of four new Fellows, recognizing them for their lifelong work to realize urbanism in their communities and around the world, and for their significant contributions to the new urbanist movement. The Fellows program was created as an...Read more
  • Crosstown Concourse, Memphis Tennessee

    Announcing the 2018 Charter Award Winners

    Lisa Schamess May 20, 2018
    Photo: Charter Award Grand Prize winner Crosstown Concourse in Memphis, designed by Looney Ricks Kiss The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) has announced the winners of its 17th annual Charter Awards, which recognize exemplary projects by local government, developers, architects, urban designers...Read more
  • Accessory dwelling unit beside a home.

    First-Ever National Gathering on Accessory Dwelling Units

    Lisa Schamess September 27, 2017
    The Build Small Live Large Summit , convening for the first time in Portland, Oregon this fall, will bring together the nation's leaders in policymaking design, and development of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). ADUs are among the most powerful tools in introducing "gentle density" to...Read more

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