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 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.
LAUREN MAYERAPR. 14, 2023
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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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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