The Congress for the New Urbanism is bringing its 31st annual Congress to the Queen City May 31 to June 3, and we are excited to convene in our home town! Many efforts of our firm from the past 30+ years will be showcased, from Historic South End, to communities like Birkdale Village, Antiquity and more.

Our firm will be participating in three of the scheduled CNU 31 walking tours — A New Hope (VI) and 5 Points Forward on May 31, and No Cars Allowed - Neighborhood Development on June 2. One of the two featured Hope VI neighborhoods is Brightwalk, the transformation of a former housing project into a mixed-income, mixed-use, intergenerational community that has become a national model of community development. 5 Points Forward is a grassroots urban vision planning effort for the 5 Points Plaza area in the Historic West End of Charlotte — a public planning process that has brought the residents together to frame the vision for their own neighborhood. The No Cars Allowed - Neighborhood Development tour will feature new mixed-use residential projects that are providing alternate methods of transportation without the typical parking requirements found in traditional multifamily developments.

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Shoptalk Fall is gathering the 150+ industry leaders whose decisions will shape retail in 2027. Speakers will host candid conversations about AI, channel growth, stores, and the future customer.

Kevin Kelley will lead a town hall session on "The Evolving Role of Physical Stores" on Tuesday, September 29 at 3:25PM, alongside Anne Mezzenga, Founder and CEO of Retail Field Report. Learn more and join us here!

This year marks the 26th Harvard Advanced Management Development Program (AMDP) Alumni Reunion. Hosted at the new home of AMDP, the innovative David Rubenstein Treehouse is part of the first phase of Harvard's Enterprise Research Campus.

Kevin Kelley will provide a guest talk on Tuesday, July 14th at 10:00AM. The event is open to alumni and their guests. Learn more here!