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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OpenNorfolk
Norfolk, Virginia
Tactical Urbanism offered key urban design tools in 2020, when cities had to quickly repurpose public space to allow more outdoor activities and dining during the pandemic.
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.
Rockville Town Square
Rockville, Maryland
In the early 2000’s, the City and Federal Realty Investment Trust decided to remove the shopping mall that dominated the center of Rockville, MD.
Park DuValle
Louisville, Kentucky
Most of Park DuValle was designed after World War II, but some of is earliest developments date back to the 19th Century.
Biscayne Green
Miami, Florida
A long-term plan to convert a series of parking lots to public spaces in the middle of Biscayne Boulevard was held up for years due to concerns about traffic and parking.
Tactical Urbanism Hamilton
Hamilton, Canada
With a population of over half a million, Hamilton is the third largest metropolitan area in Ontario and the ninth largest in Canada.
TLC: An Approach to Activate Downtown Rockford
Rockford, Illinois
After decades of abandonment, downtown Rockford is finally coming back. Rockford, a mid-sized city in north-central Illinois about 90 miles northwest of Chicago, is not unlike many other Midwest cities its size.
Code SMTX: Tactical Urbanism Intervention and Project Kickoff
San Marcos, Texas
Code SMTX in San Marcos, Texas may carry the distinction of all-time least expensive winner. The return on investment for the city and for community members has been significant.
Small Town Tactics
Avon, Colorado
Seeing may be believing, according to the old adage, but doing can be even more instructive.
The Storefront Theater
Lyons, Nebraska
Main Street in Lyons, Nebraska, has suffered like the heart of many small towns across America as shops have closed—losing customers to declining population and replaced by distant big-box stores.