In addition to helping cut traffic, pollution, and needless air travel, well-planned train stations can stimulate towns and cities. Unlike outlying airports, they can bring people directly downtown and serve as critical transportation hubs, making it easier for travelers...
CNU Wisconsin held its annual meeting in April at the Oconomowoc Community Center. Attendees came together from across the state to discuss pressing new urbanist issues and to learn about how the city reinvigorated its downtown through innovation and...
In this post, CNU Wisconsin member Darrin Wasniewski reflects on his experience at CNU 31. Darrin also shared the photo. The 2023 Strong Towns Gathering and CNU 31 were recently held in Charlotte, NC. I’m grateful to have attended...
In the American imagination, urban places are often those with lots of people and buildings, while rural places are where people are sparse and farmland abounds. The U.S. Census defines these categories with hard numbers. Until now, being an...
Ever since its Park East Freeway was torn down in the early 2000s under the leadership of Mayor John Norquist, Milwaukee has been something of a poster child for urban freeway removal. Norquist later became the president of CNU...
Bart Griepentrog, the Planning & Development Director for the Village of Shorewood, embodies New Urbanist principles in his life and work. Having never owned a car, he was drawn to life in Milwaukee and a position in neighboring Shorewood...
A new guide is available for smaller cities and towns across Wisconsin to reform restrictive zoning codes that could threaten the long-term affordability and livability of communities across the state. Enabling Better Places: A User’s Guide to Wisconsin Neighborhood...
New urbanists from around the globe recently visited Oklahoma City for the 30th annual Congress for the New Urbanism. CNU-Wisconsin board member Pat Algiers attended the event and shared sights from around the city. Tour of downtown Tulsa hosted...
Oklahoma City grew by 14 percent in the last decade—a trend that might not have seemed possible to local leaders in the early 1990s. Speaking to a large crowd at CNU 30 in late March, those leaders rightly pointed...
AARP Wisconsin is inviting local organizations and governments to apply for the 2022 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 22. These grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public...