The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is an international nonprofit organization working to build vibrant communities where people have diverse choices for how they live, work, and get around. For reporters, CNU staff and members are available as experts on urban design, walkable neighborhoods, sustainable urban development, highway teardown, and other issues.
Press Contact
For media inquiries, email Lauren Mayer at lmayer@cnu.org and put MEDIA INQUIRY in the subject line or call 202.770.2083.
Recent Press Releases
- March 17, 2023 Workshops Bring Nationally Known Design Teams to Gastonia!
- January 25, 2023 Meet the nominees for CNU's 2023 Freeways Without Futures report
- January 11, 2023 CNU Statement on Biden-Harris National Transportation Decarbonization Plan
- November 29, 2022 CNU Board Names New Co-Leaders, Rick Cole Returns to City Government
Recent Media Articles
Inside Milwaukee's push to tear down a highway Fast Company February 4, 2023
The Stitch—a long-awaited freeway cap—aims to bring together what the Connector tore apart Atlanta Magazine February 5, 2023
How Baltimore Engaged Disenfranchised Communities In Its Transportation Planning Next City February 13, 2023
What A Multimodal Urban Design Contest in Iceland Can Teach theU.S. Streetsblog USA February 14, 2023
Colorado's rule that promotes driving less and living more, explained Environment America February 16, 2023
A Highway That Doesn't Exist Is Strangling a Black Neighborhood Bloomberg.com February 18, 2023
Interstate 81 project in Syracuse among first to win federal grant to reconnect communities Syracuse.com February 19, 2023
What is a 15-minute city? City Monitor February 22, 2023