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    Ten acres that transformed a city #thisiscnu
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    <strong>Microlofts at The Arcade Providence</strong>&nbsp;<em>Providence, Rhode Island</em>
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    A timeless place from the ground up. #thisiscnu
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    Jazz Market New Orleans Audience Seating
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    <strong>Peoples Health New Orleans Jazz Market</strong>&nbsp; <em>New Orleans, Louisiana</em>
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    <strong>Storrs Center</strong> <em>Mansfield, CT</em>
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    <strong>UCLA Weyburn</strong>&nbsp;<em>Los Angeles, California</em>
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    <strong>Village of Providence</strong> <em>Huntsville, AL</em>
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    <strong>Ponce City Market</strong> <em>Atlanta, GA</em>
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    CNU Announces 2017 Charter Awards

    Lisa Schamess May 22, 2017
    On May 5, The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) announced the winners of its annual Charter Awards, given for excellence in architectural, landscape, urban, and regional design that helps build more equitable, sustainable, connected, healthy, and prosperous communities. CNU recognized sixteen...Read more
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    Special CNU 25.Seattle Event: Combating the Suburbanization of Poverty

    Lisa Schamess April 24, 2017
    More Americans now live below the poverty line in suburbs than in the nation’s big cities, as noted by Elizabeth Kneebone and Alan Berube in their 2014 book, Confronting Suburban Poverty in America (Brookings Institution). Yet many practices for alleviating poverty were designed for inner-city or...Read more

  • Joe Biden to Address CNU & ULI Members

    Alex McKeag March 31, 2017
    */ A long-time supporter of sustainable development, efficient rail transportation, and strong local economies, former Vice President Joe Biden will reflect on the future of communities during a fireside chat in a joint ULI/CNU plenary on Wednesday, May 3. As the 47th vice president of the United...Read more

  • Announcing the 2017 CNU Fellows Scholarship

    Sam Warlick February 23, 2017
    */ The Congress for the New Urbanism is introducing the CNU Fellows Scholarships for CNU 25.Seattle, its 25th annual gathering. These need-based scholarships will be awarded to ten emerging leaders in the placemaking movement. Designed to elevate diverse voices within New Urbanism and build the...Read more

  • CNU presented with Driehaus Prize special award

    Grant Cunningham January 19, 2017
    CNU has been awarded a special honor on the occasion of the University of Notre Dame's 15th annual presentation of its Driehaus Prize, chosen by a jury for its contribution to the public realm. From the University's announcement: In recognition of the Congress for the New Urbanism’s 25 years of...Read more

  • Open Innovation Is Open for CNU 25.Seattle

    Alex McKeag January 18, 2017
    */ At CNU, we know that creativity doesn't always hold to a deadline. That's why we've opened our sixth annual Call for Open Innovation Ideas for CNU 25.Seattle. It's like a second chance for the best ideas to be showcased at our annual Congress. Open Innovation sessions take the Congress to the​ ​...Read more

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