The paper documents how New Urbanism, initially conceived as an anti-sprawl reform movement, evolved into a new global paradigm in urban design. It shows the integration of New Urbanist concepts into other programs, policies, and development regulations as part of its expansion, thereby clarifying its mainstreaming, and calling attention to its broader impact. The concluding section presents contemporary circumstances of development and changes that are intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic, including those related to demographic changes, climate change, technological advances, rapid growth of the digital economy, and acceleration of e-commerce. It concludes by assessing the significance of New Urbanism for future development.