• Charter Awards 2022: Bringing people together

    New Urbanism has always been about the architecture of community—that phrase was in the subtitle of Peter Katz’s seminal 1994 book that helped launch this movement. The architecture of community has a double meaning—first, it refers to a scale of design that is larger than one building, a...Read more

  • Improving urban design in a post-pandemic world

    CNU staff, new Executive Director Rick Cole, meet in person for the first time to find new ways to support complete, sustainable neighborhoods through the architecture of community.
    On June 1, 2021, we welcomed new Executive Director Rick Cole to the CNU family. He brought with him an impressive career, a trove of insights, and a passion for New Urbanism that was clear from day one. The only thing? As a remote organization, staff never met Rick in person and even between staff...Read more

  • Rick Cole’s new role: Updating urbanism for the 21st Century

    Note: This interview was recently published in The Planning Report : Insider’s Guide to Planning and Infrastructure. Questions posed by TPR are in bold. After more than three decades of leadership in government and public policy in Southern California, you’re stepping into a national role heading...Read more

  • CNU 29 review: How can we design for change?

    This past week I had the pleasure to attend CNU 29.Design for Change , CNU’s annual Congress. In an oversaturated time period of virtual conferences, CNU 29 was different. It was engaging, enlightening, and entertaining. Organized as a 3-day virtual conference, from May 19-21, the Congress explored...Read more