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.

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The college campus to New Urbanist pipeline

American college campuses play a major role in young people coming to understand the importance of walkability and bikeability in their communities. For many, living on a college campus is the first time they truly live somewhere with adequate and...
LAUREN MAYERFEB. 1, 2021
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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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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.
LAUREN MAYERAPR. 4, 2022