About CNU Initiatives

New Urbanists have a long history of rolling up their sleeves to change conventional building practice in favor of more urban forms of development. From the beginning, with the Charter of the New Urbanism, new urbanists have been advancing reforms in order to overcome obstacles to urbanism and revive the fine art of town building.

The strength of the New Urbanism movement lies in the expertise of our members. As an organization, CNU aims to harness this expertise through our initiatives and then disseminate the principles, tools and techniques among the professions.

CNU provides a forum for New Urbanists to discuss solutions to the obstacles we encounter in everyday practice. Whether at the annual Congress, local Chapter meetings in your region, or the Salons at CNU.org, New Urbanists are encouraged to further the movement by forming initiatives.

Once you have connected with fellow practitioners around a reform idea--and your team sees potential for a wider distribution or involvement--contact CNU using our initiatives process to move the project further along.

Definition of Initiatives

Member-led reform work that proposes a specific change in professional practice. The method of the change typically involves proposing an alternative way of practice in publications, manuals, standards, and policy.

Initiative work is based on tasks that can be completed within a specific timeframe and directly relate to CNU's strategic goals: Sustainability, Transportation, Regionalism, Affordability, Financing and Entitlements, and Accessibility and Visitability.

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