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CUrbanism Club
We support walkable, bikeable, accessible cities and affordable housing.
Serving Champaign, Urbana
Updates from the chapter
We had a great #weekwithoutdriving! We walked, bussed, veoed, and biked! While many places close to downtown Champaign had decent sidewalks, further out became less navigable by foot. Many streets had bike lanes, but they were unprotected which made it harder for newer cyclists to feel comfortable. And limited intercity bus options meant that we did have to use a car to go out of town for a confer…
Daily Reflection on #WeekWithoutDriving - What stories or experiences from Week Without Driving would you like to share with others? @weekwithoutdriving @americawalks @non_drivers
Happy #WeekWithoutDriving! Thanks for coming out to socialize @spouiuc ! We talked about protected bike lanes and rapid transit and more! What else would you change about the transit options in CU? @weekwithoutdriving @nondriversaction @americawalks
Daily Reflection on #WeekWithoutDriving - Do you think your participation in the Week Without driving is making a collective impact with others who have also chosen to not drive this week? @weekwithoutdriving @americawalks @non_drivers
Daily Reflection on #WeekWithoutDriving - Have you had to ask anyone for help, a ride, a favor, if you were on the right? How did that feel? @weekwithoutdriving @americawalks @non_drivers
#WeekWithoutDriving means that we can see our community at human scale instead of speeding by in a car! Like seeing the progress on this mural by @funafraid in Downtown Champaign!
Events
Resources
Guides and reference from CUrbanism Club.
- 7/14/26 - Urbana City Council Approves Housing on West Main Street
- 7/14/26 - Hotly Contested Development Finds Its Decision in Round Four
- 7/8/26 - Urbana City Council Delays Vote on Housing
- 6/8/26 - Are Our Neighborhoods Not as Glorious?
- 6/1/26 - Housing Development in Urbana
- 5/27/26 - An Outstanding Project, an Outstanding Idea, Just Not Here
About CUrbanism Club
CUrbanism Club started in 2021 to advocate for a variety of housing and transportation choices in Champaign Urbana and to help build connected communities that people could access with or without a car.
How we work
Reform the rules
Back zoning reform and streamlined permitting so more homes are legal to build, especially near transit and jobs.
Educate & engage
Turn out residents to the meetings that matter and make it easy to take a pro-housing position on local projects.
Build partnerships
Work with neighbors, labor, faith groups, and builders toward a shared abundant-housing agenda.
CUrbanism Club is a chapter of YIMBY Action.
One of the local groups organizing for more homes across the country, backed by the national team.