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About CNU Membership
As people recognize the shortcomings of conventional growth patterns, New Urbanism offers a way to create enduring places of diversity and character. People are sending a clear message: They want vibrant and safe neighborhoods where it’s possible to walk to stores, work, schools, and places of worship. They want better housing and transportation choices and enjoyable public spaces. They want to feel proud of their communities.
New Urbanism turns these dreams into reality by offering new solutions for our built environment. It makes walkable, mixed-use neighborhoods the building blocks of towns, cities, and metropolitan regions. It adapts the principles and techniques of traditional city and town planning to improve today’s communities. It shows how social responsibility and environmental sensitivity can be good business.
As a member of the Congress for the New Urbanism, you will be our partner in spreading New Urbanism. Our respected publications, website, and conferences will give you the news and resources you need to achieve your goals and advance your career. You will have unequalled opportunities to work with the top names in the field to develop a new vision for our built environment.
Learn how to put positive strategies into practice in your community and your business.
Join us and help build the vision.
Membership Levels
Individual
Annual membership benefits for one individual
Elected Official, Non-Profit, International, or Recent Graduate
Annual membership benefits for elected officials, individuals working with a tax-exempt NGO, or recent graduates (within the last five year) from a related degree program with documentation of past enrollment
Group Rate
Annual membership benefits for one individual when three or more individuals from the same organization are CNU members
Government Group Rate
Annual membership benefits for one individual when three or more individuals from the same government department are CNU members
Student
Annual electronic membership benefits for a student (any field) with proof of full-time enrollment in accredited degree program -- available only via mail or fax with downloadable form
Corporate Membership
CNU offers several levels of corporate membership to recognize exemplary organizations committed to New Urbanism. Please contact Lee Crandell, lcrandell@cnu.org, for more information.
Chapters
Membership in CNU is required for Chapter membership. Visit the Chapters page for more information.
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Membership Benefits
Members-Only Congress
Attend the premier gathering of New Urbanists. Our annual, members-only Congress is the leading venue for new urbanist collaboration and education. CNU members come from far and wide to discuss development practices and public policies, learn from recent innovative work, and advance CNU initiatives.
CNU.org
Gain instant access to the resources you need and expand your audience. CNU.org includes a member directory, member profiles and portfolios, forums for discussion, a project database, an interactive imagebank, archives of all CNU publications, research by members, job listings, the latest news on New Urbanism, and more. CNU.org has over 17,000 unique visitors per month and over 90,000 page views per month. More than 2,300 websites refer their visitors to CNU.org. Members can advertise for free on CNU.org in the following sections:
-- Member Directory: over 1,100 views/mo.
-- Project Database: over 6,500 views/mo.
-- Jobs/RFPs: over 1,300 views/mo.
-- Calendar: over 800 views/mo.
New Urban News
Keep abreast of New Urbanism’s advances. All members receive a subscription to New Urban News, an independent newsletter covering traditional town planning, new urbanist development, and an update of CNU news (a $79 value).
Initiatives
Help break down barriers to adopting New Urbanism. CNU organizes working groups of leading experts from the fields of design, planning, environment, transportation, development, and education. This is the place for members to introduce New Urbanism to their professions, to work with standard-setting organizations, or to help build new strategies for improving our built environment.
Chapters
Participate on a local level. CNU’s chapters offer events, networking opportunities, and engaging discussions on local issues. Find other members in your area and participate in local initiatives to bring New Urbanism to your community.
Charter Awards
Show your project to the world. CNU sponsors one of the most respected urban design awards programs internationally. The Charter Awards seek to recognize exemplary efforts to plan and build according to the Charter of the New Urbanism. Members receive reduced rates for entries.
Publication Discounts
Build your library. The CNU Collection provides members discounted access to a wide array of books, papers, DVDs, and other media on the topic of New Urbanism.
Support
Find help when you need it. CNU staff is available throughout the year to help you find people, information, and other resources in your quest to improve the quality of the built environment.
Charter
Keep the principles of the New Urbanism close at hand with a copy of the Charter of the New Urbanism. The Charter outlines the movement’s core principles and is the touchstone for dialogue and debate among members.
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