Retrofit
The Chapman Stables housing in DC shows how sites can evolve radically, while the street-facing facade remains.
Rancho Cucamonga is implementing urbanism on arterial roads and suburban commercial areas. This plan is intended to lead the way to density and mixed-use in a suburban city in Southern California.
Planning an acupunctural approach to repairing a sprawling plan from the 1950s, using urbanism principles.
A report on a workshop in Charlotte shows how Christopher Alexander’s pattern language can be expanded to improve communities.
State infrastructure funding and an urban renewal designation are overcoming the challenges of a failed mall transformation in Western New York.
It’s no secret that large numbers of US malls are in deep trouble, having lost anchor tenants, and many of them are in foreclosure. In his 10th Anniversary edition of Walkable City, Jeff Speck reports that “Fully a quarter of US malls aren’t...
Doral, known for a golf course and sprawl, has partnered with a developer to create a walkable downtown on the site of a former nondescript office park, reusing existing infrastructure.
In the Capitol East District, the City of Madison has created a model for redeveloping a commercial strip highway.
Downtown Westminster in Westminster, Colorado, is the redevelopment of a former mall into a walkable center, led by the city. Torti Gallas + Partners won a Merit Award in the Neighborhood, District, and Corridor category of the 2023 CNU Charter...
CNU and affiliated designers visited a sprawling part of Charlotte to plan the transition of a 16-acre shopping center into a mixed-use center, with connections to a major university—UNCC. Temporary public space drives suburban retrofit.
Cities and states offer incentives for developers to convert offices to living spaces, which could have a profound impact on downtowns, employment districts, and office parks.