Lauren Mayer
Lauren Mayer is the Associate Director of Resources at the Congress for the New Urbanism where she helps to produce and maintain the New Urbanist knowledge base.
The role of community advocacy
CNU’s biennial Freeways Without Futures report is out now! In a series of articles, Public Square is exploring common threads from the report. Article three focuses on how community campaigns can influence public policy related to in-city highways.
Community Land Trust is planting the roots of housing affordability
Initiated by area residents as part of the 11th Street Bridge Park equitable development plan, The Douglass Community Land Trust has become an important part of the housing affordability toolkit in Washington, DC.
Signature park project bridges community divide
The deliberative engagement process used by the 11th Street Bridge Park in Washington, D.C. shows how community revitalization can benefit existing residents.