New Urban News

Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is welcoming new urbanist professionals from across the nation to an unprecedented "mega-charrette" for rebuilding many of the hardest-hit communities along the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The Urban Land Institute is going nationwide with a program that should make it easier for smarth growth and new urban projects to win the governmental approvals thay need.

Many observers, on both the left and the right — especially the right — are upset by the Supreme Court's Kelo v. New London decision.

Some link property condemnation with failed renewal projects; others see eminent domain as an essential tool.

The Upper Rock District, which has been called the first plan to convert an existing suburban business park into a mixed-use neighborhood, has won approval from the City of Rockville, Maryland, council.

Researchers presented findings at the Congress for the New Urbanism annual conference that show substantial energy savings from higher-density urbanism — greater savings than can be achieved from the US government Energy Star program.

Progress toward drawing up environmental standards for neighborhood design was highlighted during the June annual conference of the Congress for the New Urbanism.

The pedestrians of the nation's second largest metropolis are gradually beginning to get the attention they deserve.

Not many people outside of eastern Missouri have heard of New Town at St. Charles, but that is likely to change.

Transect-based codes like the SmartCode provide new opportunities for municipalities to promote New Urbanism and smart growth.

An interview with Richard Heapes about retail trends that affect New Urbanism.

An alternative to the solitary household finds a place in traditional neighboprhood development projects.

One of the boldest new urban visions to date was created in late March for a field in South Dakota that would not ordinarily be a candidate for large-scale development.

A mature and well-conceived new urban community can easily pass the "orange-juice test." But what about the church test?

The American Planning Association came closer than ever to endorsing New Urbanism's principles, but displayed a surprising lack of respect for many of the people who put those principles into practice, says Philip Langdon.

Donald Shoup offers a novel solution to places damaged by too much parking.

The developers of Meriam Park in Chico, California, are proposing to embed a professional baseball stadium into the urban fabric of a new town center.

Once again HOPE VI is on the chopping block, and this time it appears the Bush administration really means it.

The new urban icon on the Florida panhandle will get long-anticipated buildings and a few new twists.

New figures undercut claims that the Oregon region's housing costs have gone out of sight.