• Applying New Urbanism principles to harness future growth

    Here are the remarks of CNU President Mallory Baches at the opening keynote of CNU34 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, on May 13.
    Good afternoon! I am Mallory Baches, and it is my honor to be the President of CNU and welcome each of you to Northwest Arkansas! Alongside my co-lead, CNU’s Executive Director Margaret Gattis, I am proud to lead this organization that offers such a profound sense of hope for communities: a vision...Read more

  • Urbanists in the land of Walmart

    CNU is on the last day of its annual Congress, CNU 34, which is taking place in Northwest Arkansas (NWA) this year. One of the fastest-growing regions in the US, NWA's economy is driven by its status as home to major corporations, including Walmart. More than 1,200 urbanists gathered in Bentonville...Read more

  • At CNU 34, we’re standing up an aspirational transit system for Northwest Arkansas

    CNU 34 is the first Congress with two cities as venues, and we have created a bus transit system between the locations. Find out how it works.
    At CNU 34 in Northwest Arkansas, you’ll see a rapidly growing, polycentric region that is reprogramming its growth toward Charter- and transect-based urbanism. The region’s transit system will also need to reprogram, to support the denser, walkable, mixed-use growth that the region and the economy...Read more

  • CNU 33.New England at Providence survey recap

    Insights from our growing, engaged New Urbanist community.
    As the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) continues to grow and evolve with ever more impactful annual gatherings, CNU 33.New England at Providence proved to be another landmark event. This year’s post-congress survey sheds light on who attends, what they value, and how the Congress continues to...Read more