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Michigan community considers billion-dollar mall redevelopment: Formerly the largest mall in the state, Lakeside Mall in Sterling Heights will see new life as a mixed-use City Center. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

The Foothill Catalog Foundation will remove barriers for wildfire victims to remain and rebuild in their LA neighborhoods. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

Hurricane-ravaged city bounces back with new main street: Charter award-winning plan is the basis for a much-needed makeover of Harrison Avenue, Panama City, Florida. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

The 15-minute city is great—for those who can afford it. But most people who work in a 15-minute city can’t afford to live there. We have to build more 15-minute cities to meet demand and make sure at least some housing in them is affordable. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

The West Toledo Expressway destroyed 900 buildings, mostly homes, in 1972 and accelerated a decline that continues to this day. Now, Ohio Department of Transportation wants to expand the highway. Instead, let’s bring people back with a boulevard. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

Donald Shoup had a major impact on cities: The planning academic changed how we view parking across the American landscape, launching reforms that have helped municipalities. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

Like most historic US cities, Providence declined in the 20th Century but has since become a model for urban revitalization through investment and good planning. Please read Susan Henderson's piece on the city hosting CNU 33. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

In addition to heavy smoking and drinking, lack of social connections and physical activity are primary factors in dying sooner. The latter two deficits can be addressed by community planning focusing on quality of life. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

A political diatribe accuses new urbanists of limiting liberty and imposing an exclusive vision on America. Instead, New Urbanism uses common sense to increase freedom for all and make communities healthier. Jonathan Bronitsky Jeff Speck Steve Mouzon cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

Redevelopment of faith sites into affordable housing is a major challenge and opportunity. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

When looking at façades, six questions asked together can point you toward new buildings that increase downtown vibrancy. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

Integrating resilience into urban design encourages a shift in thinking: Resilient urban design should not only facilitate mitigation and adaptation but also ensure that the solutions for both have to be likable to all. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

Who knew the difference a staircase makes? US requirements that multifamily buildings have more than one staircase damages cities. Amidst calls for reform, CNU Mid-Atlantic is offering a prize for the best single-stair building design for Baltimore. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

A new study of multifamily buildings shows that those with a single stairwell are just as safe as those with two sets of stairs. This could be a key to more infill, missing middle housing. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

Walkable neighborhoods and buildings that frame the public realm should be part of any fire rebuilding effort in Pacific Palisades and Altadena, experts report to CNU. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

Downtown Daybreak opens, a mixed-use city core: The 200-acre downtown for the largest new urban community culminates a plan that grew out of a regional planning effort to reimagine the Wasatch Front metropolis. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

Freeways reduce social connections between people in a city, and this has important health implications—which is another reason to replace highways with street grids when possible. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

New towns have always been part of New Urbanism, and the movement should embrace that aspect as a necessary complement to infill, retrofit, and highway transformation. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

We need street network reform, not just housing, to create abundant, thriving, healthy communities. cnu.org/publicsquare/2…

Basketball fans across America have filled out their brackets using all kinds of analysis, but probably nobody else is using Walk Score to determine NCAA predictions. Here’s how the teams would fare. Kentucky wins in a walk: cnu.org/publicsquare/2…