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.
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.
Eight completed highway removals tell the story of a movement
Today’s local freeway fighting campaigns are not without precedent. Explore eight projects that serve as inspiration for the highways-to-boulevards movement in cities today.
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.