Lynn Richards
Lynn Richards is President and CEO of the Congress for the New Urbanism. Previously, Richards had a long and distinguished career at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), holding multiple leadership roles over 13 years including Acting Director and Policy Director in the Office of Sustainable Communities. She worked with dozens of state and local governments to implement placemaking approaches by developing policies, urban design strategies, and environmental solutions for vibrant, prosperous neighborhoods. Additionally, she produced groundbreaking research on water and land use strategies.
How can we accelerate local code reform? Act more like the Tortoise, less like the Hare
The goal of CNU's Project for Code Reform is to bring coding innovations to 42,000 units of local government to enable complete communities.
CNU and USDOT Announce Every Place Counts Design Challenge Winners
This federally-funded initiative will reconnect neighborhoods bisected by urban highways and aging transportation infrastructure.
How can we accelerate local code reform? Act more like the Tortoise, less like the Hare
The goal of CNU's Project for Code Reform is to bring coding innovations to 42,000 units of local government to enable complete communities.