Sign Code MODULE

The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is an international nonprofit organization working to build vibrant communities where people have diverse choices for how they live, work, and get around… believing that well-designed cities and neighborhoods are crucial for our health, economy, and environment. CNU has created a number of planning tools that are freely available to municipalities and decision makers. The widely-used base SmartCode is supplemented by a number of plug-in modules, offered through the Center for Applied Transect Studies. CATS has commissioned numerous transect-based Modules from prominent New Urbanist practitioners. Most Modules are annotated with advice for calibration. The downloads below are free and open source.

Mark collaborated with architect Matt Wanamaker, to create a simple illustrated guide, organized to enable easy customization and adoption. As with all of the Modules, Adobe PDF files is provided in spreads for screen viewing as well as in single pages for two-sided or code-only printing. Editable InDesign files are provided with all links.

As with all of the Modules, Adobe PDF files is provided in spreads for screen viewing as well as in single pages for two-sided or code-only printing. Editable InDesign files are provided with all links.

Adopted by towns in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

The Module is designed to be adaptable to design realities of any community. Below see how the framework has been adopted in Narberth, PA.

Hammonton NJ

The approach has been adopted in the great Main Street town of Hammonton NJ, promoting regulation of sign types by zoning district.