Lauren Mayer

Lauren Mayer is the Communications Manager at the Congress for the New Urbanism where she contributes to the strategic direction of CNU’s communications and outreach, executes general communications, and supports programmatic work.

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Addressing the urban design issues of our time

Jury chair for the 2026 Charter Awards Eric Kronberg is looking for new urban projects that address issues like attainability, mobility flexibility, climate change, and human flourishing in general.
LAUREN MAYERSEP. 30, 2025
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Stretching the imagination of a community’s highway-to-boulevard dreams

IMAGINE: The Future Grand Rapids vision replaces US-131 in the Michigan city with a green, low speed boulevard and reconnected street grid.
LAUREN MAYERAPR. 30, 2025
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Coding for better places

Zoning reform tools can enable better places, affordable housing, and complete communities, according to a discussion on CNU's On the Park Bench.
LAUREN MAYERSEP. 21, 2022