CNU Cascadia

CNU Cascadia advocates conservation, preservation, sustainable development and redevelopment actions in the Cascadia region which support neighborhoods and communities to be diverse, pedestrian oriented, accessible, vibrant and environmentally responsible.

CNU Cascadia is a group of 100+ planning, urban design, public sector, real estate development, and architecture professionals. Reflecting our uniquely diverse bioregion of maritime coasts, river plains, mountain ranges, and high deserts, the CNU Cascadia promotes sustainable urbanism at all scales from the region to the neighborhood, down to the street, the block, and the building. By building walkable, diverse, mixed-use urban neighborhoods as alternatives to suburban sprawl, the CNU has always emphasized reduced energy consumption and healthier communities. CNU is at the forefront of addressing climate change through more sustainable urban development and the Chapter’s mission supports these efforts.

CNU Cascadia Chapter members hold monthly teleconferences and have held three organizing Committee Summits; in May 2008 in Seattle, May 2009 at Seabrook on the Washington coast, and 2010 in Vancouver BC. Our first Summit as an official Chapter was held in 2011 in Portland OR

Contact Us

Our Chapter email is: info.CNUCascadia@gmail.com

Our Chapter address is:

CNU Cascadia
PO Box 12437
Seattle, WA 98111

Committee Chairs:

Membership
Jeff Owen owen@ridesmart.com

Finance
Michael Schuler mschuler@drizzle.com

Events
Laurence Qamar l.qamar@comcast.net

CNU Congress
Bill Lennertz bill@charretteinstitute.org

Communication
Sandy Howard sandymh.howard@gmail.com

Advocacy and Alliances
Mary Vogel mvogelpnw@gmail.com


Sponsorship

CNU Cascadia is an all-volunteer organization which relies on our sponsorships to support our programs. Thank you to our current Sponsors for making a difference throughout the Cascadia region, and in your own community.

2011 Annual Sponsors
Century Group
Criterion Planners
Fregonese Associates
Mithun
National Charrette Institute
New Traditional Architecture
OTAK
Urbsworks

Organization Founding Members:

Founding Start up Sponsors:
Colin Cortes, City of Tualatin

Founding Members:
Michael Schuler
Marcy McInelly, Urbsworks
Joseph Readdy, Architect, AIA LEED-AP
Jonathan Winslow

Chapter Patrons:
Mary Vogel, PlanGreen
David Aulwes, IBI Group
Erin Christensen, Mithun
Acadia Properties, LLC
Jason Twill, Vulcan

In-Kind Donors:
George Johnston-CNUA, JTP,Town Planning
Laurence Qamar, Architecture + Town Planning, Inc.

Board of Directors:
Erin Christensen (President, Seattle) ErinC@Mithun.com
Jeff Owen (Vice President, Portland) owen@ridesmart.com
Colin Cortez (Secretary, Tualatin) colin.m.cortes@gmail.com
Michael Schuler (Treasurer, Seattle) mschuler@drizzle.com
Sean Hodgins (Vancouver) HodginsS@CenturyGroup.ca
George Johnston (Seattle) gjohnston@jtphome.com
Bill Lennertz (President, Portland) bill@charretteinstitute.org
Laurence Qamar (Portland) l.qamar@comcast.net
Gloria Venczel (Vancouver) gvenczel@cityscapedesign.com
Mary Vogel (Portland) mvogelpnw@gmail.com

CNU Cascadia 2012 Annual Summit

2012 Annual Chapter Summit, Envisioning Resilient Communities, being held in Seattle March 15-17. Please save the date!

Our 2011 Annual Chapter Summit was held in Portland last year the weekend of March 25-27. CNU Cascadia 2011 Summit

CNU Cascadia on Flickr

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CNU Cascadia Spring 2011 Newsletter

View CNU Cascadia Spring 2011 Newsletter

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