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.
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.
CNU releases Freeways Without Futures 2025
The report highlights bad freeway planning decisions and how damaged cities can be healed.
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.