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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Lancaster BLVD
Lancaster, California
“Lancaster BLVD changed the way we think about boulevards,” notes Andrew Von Maur, professor of architecture at Andrews University and a 2021 Charter Awards juror. “It also changed the way we think about parking.”
75th Street Boardwalk
Chicago, Illinois
The 75th Street Boardwalk is a series of temporary community built parklets and civic structures along two blocks of the main street of Chicago’s Chatham neighborhood.
Memphis 3.0 Comprehensive Plan
Memphis, Tennessee
Until Memphis 3.0 was adopted in 2019, the city had not updated its comprehensive plan for nearly 40 years.
Kirkpatrick Park
Nashville, Tennessee
The 4-acre Kirkpatrick Park sets a standard for how to build mixed-income public housing in Nashville—an example that could be emulated elsewhere in the US.
Bonéval
Washington, District Of Columbia
The elegant Bonéval, a mid-sized condominium building designed in two parts, fits perfectly into the surrounding, historic, Capitol Hill neighborhood of the District of Columbia.
Hammetts Wharf
Newport, Rhode Island
This 24,000-square-foot mixed-use building shows how to respect and enhance a 19th Century city while preparing for the impacts of climate change in the 21st Century.
Trilith
Fayetteville, Georgia
Trilith is inspired by the words of Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogota, Colombia: “Great public space is a kind of magical good. It never ceases to yield happiness.
Paseo Cayalá Neighborhood
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Many developments in Guatemala City, Guatemala, are gated, and the New Town of Cayalá sets a different example: One of welcome and openness to all citizens.
Plant Riverside District
Savannah, Georgia
Plant Riverside District revamped a former industrial site into a dynamic mixed-use waterfront district, woven into the city, extending Savannah’s renowned Oglethorpe plan.
The Wharf
Washington, District Of Columbia
The Wharf is a superbly designed and impressively implemented mixed-use urban center that re-establishes DC’s connection to the water.