• Are you a CNU member? Increase your impact: Run for a Board seat 

    New Urbanism is a reform movement that is radical and transformative, dedicated to reshaping places around the world. The non-profit organization Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) supports this movement of multidisciplinary practitioners and advocates. The organization grew out of the movement,...Read more

  • Insights into my journey with a bit of advice

    Start off the year with more conversations, focus on what you enjoy, and support others along the way.
    Born and raised in Michigan, auto-centricity and sprawl were integral to the state’s identity, profoundly influencing my generation. Your 16th birthday was a right of passage. Friends’ identities were linked to their sprawling neighborhoods. As a child, I nicknamed my grandmothers with this...Read more

  • Abstracts sought for IMCL

    International Making Cities Livable is calling for abstracts for two 2024 conferences—one in Newport, Rhode Island, and the other in Cortona, Italy.
    Following the 2023 conference in Poundbury, Dorchester and London, UK, the International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) announced two 2024 conferences in Newport, Rhode Island, (April 28-30) and Cortona, Italy (October 1-5). IMCL is calling for 300-word abstracts for papers for both conferences. “As...Read more

  • Insights from the 2024 Charter Awards jury chair

    Matthew Bell is the 2024 Charter Awards jury chair. A focus of this year’s jury will be on walkable mixed-use urbanism and high-quality design.
    Note: I sat down with 2024 Charter Awards Jury Chair Matthew Bell to discuss his New Urbanist background and experience with CNU’s Charter Awards. The conversation has been edited for clarity. Learn more about the 2024 Charter Awards application here . Matthew Bell came to New Urbanism from an...Read more