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    From former warehouse to "vertical village"
    <strong>Crosstown Concourse</strong>&nbsp; <em>Memphis, Tennessee</em>
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    Ten acres that transformed a city #thisiscnu
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  • From parking lot to urban tour-de-force
    <strong>UCLA Weyburn</strong>&nbsp;<em>Los Angeles, California</em>
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  • Jazz Market New Orleans Audience Seating
    Jazz Market New Orleans Audience Seating
    Trumpeting a cultural revival
    <strong>Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market</strong>&nbsp; <em>New Orleans, Louisiana</em>
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  • A unique building becomes a hub for historic neighborhoods
    <strong>Ponce City Market</strong> <em>Atlanta, GA</em>
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  • A mixed-use center for town and gown
    <strong>Storrs Center</strong> <em>Mansfield, CT</em>
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  • Historic arcade houses young professionals
    <strong>Microlofts at The Arcade Providence</strong>&nbsp;<em>Providence, Rhode Island</em>
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  • Expanding options for a car-oriented suburban area
    <strong>Village of Providence</strong> <em>Huntsville, AL</em>
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  • Mercado District | Tucson, Arizona
    A timeless place from the ground up. #thisiscnu
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  • A New View for Buffalo

    September 26, 2019
    Over the summer, CNU President and CEO Lynn Richards served on the jury for Mayor Andrew Cuomo's "Aim for the Sky" design competition to determine the shape of the Buffalo Skyway's transformation. Read her response to the finalists and winners here.Read more
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    Call for Session Proposals

    September 26, 2019
    Send Your Session Proposal for CNU 28.Twin Cities The annual Congress is CNU’s flagship event, where over 1,500 interdisciplinary-minded policymakers, planners, urban designers, developers, and advocates gather to debate and discuss trends and challenges related to building places people love. The...Read more
  • Seattle Westlake Park, South Miami Dorn Street, CNU 26 Chapter Meetup

    Will Your City Host CNU 30?

    August 26, 2019
    Every year, CNU seeks out a city to host its annual Congress. We've held Congresses in dozens of unique, vibrant, challenging U.S. cities, most recently Louisville, Kentucky, and with plans for the Twin Cities in Minnesota in 2020 and Oklahoma City in 2021. Could your city be the next Congress host...Read more
  • Las Cruces New Mexico 2019 Charter Winner - Plan 2040 PlaceMakers, LLC

    Announcing the 2019 Charter Awards

    CNU May 22, 2019
    The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) announces the winners of its 19 th annual Charter Awards, which recognize exemplary projects by local government, developers, architects, urban designers and others engaged in revitalizing and creating coherent cities, neighborhoods, and metropolitan regions...Read more
  • View of the Buffalo Skyway

    Design the Next Vision for the Buffalo Skyway: Apply by June 28

    CNU May 20, 2019
    Could your design transform Buffalo's waterfront? New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo has announced a design competition for a future vision for the Buffalo Skyway Corridor in Buffalo, NY. Through June 28, urban designers, economists, planners, and architects are invited to submit their ideas...Read more
  • 10 highways recommended for removal nationwide

    Freeways Without Futures 2019

    Lisa Schamess April 3, 2019
    Media inquiries: Contact​ Lisa Schamess. A new national report by the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) urges the removal of ten of America's worst highways, to unlock valuable land and reknit communities disrupted by highway construction decades ago. The list of ten represents major highways...Read more

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