LEGACY PROJECTS
Each year, in conjunction with its annual Congress, CNU invites municipalities and neighborhood organizations within the Congress's host region to apply for pro-bono technical assistance from leading urban design firms. Each expert-led Congress Legacy Project is aimed at empowering local leaders, advocates, and residents in underserved communities to implement New Urbanist principles that help people and businesses in their communities thrive.
Through public engagement and collaboration, CNU’s Legacy Projects strive to demonstrate the power of great urban design beyond the boundaries of each selected community, and targeted communities experience both short-term progress and long-lasting momentum.
The four CNU-32 Legacy Projects listed below represent a broad section of Midwestern conditions as well as opportunities to examine Restorative Urbanism first hand. In February and March of 2024 each community hosted a multi-day charrette where stakeholders voiced their opinions about the preferred future of their communities to CNU professionals. These professionals will shape those thoughts into plans and present them at the Congress.
The CNU-32 Legacy Project communities are:
Amelia, Ohio
Pierce and Batavia Townships are two exurban townships dealing with the impact of a state highway, a dissolved village, and the desire to create a more walkable heart. The charrette was held March 11-13 where nearly 100 people voiced their desires to see slower traffic, more commercial and residential development, and the creation of safe, high-quality public gathering spaces.
Community Partners: Pierce Township, Ohio and Batavia Township, Ohio
CNU Member Consultants: ZoneCo; David Pearson
Camp Washington is an urban industrial neighborhood within Cincinnati working to define and energize its business district. A charrette was held February 26-29 where over 50 people shared their ideas for shaping their neighborhood business district.
Public Square, CNU’s Journal, recently wrote a piece on the Camp Washington Legacy Project which you can read HERE.
Community Partner: Camp Washington Urban Revitalization Corporation
CNU Member Consultant: Arup, Street Plans, and Perkins+Will
Camp Washington
Norwood, Ohio
Norwood, Ohio is a small enclave city, surrounded by Cincinnati, which is reinventing itself in a post-industrial economy with a focus on improving mobility options. A charrette was held February 20-22 where well over 100 stakeholders offered their thoughts on achieving safer, more walkable and bikable pathways through their city and beyond.
Public Square, CNU’s Journal, recently wrote an article on the Norwood Legacy Project which you can read HERE.
Community Partner: Norwood Together
CNU Member Consultant: Stantec
Xenia, Ohio
Xenia, Ohio is a medium sized city near Dayton, Ohio with an opportunity to leverage its growing multi-use path network and convert formerly rail-serving properties into a trail-oriented hub of activities. A public charrette was held on February 27-29 where nearly 100 people expressed their opinions about creating safer pathways and leveraging their trail network to create development potential.
Public Square, CNU’s Journal, recently wrote an article on the Xenia Legacy Project which you can read HERE
Community Partner: City of Xenia, Ohio
CNU Member Consultant: Opticos, Zimmerman/Volk, and J. Griffith Design