Laserfiche WebLink
<br />SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE FOR <br />APPOINTED/ELECTED OFFICIALS <br />TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL <br />CONGRESS FOR THE NEW URBANISM <br />. JUNE 10-13, 2009 <br />DENVER; COLORADO <br /> <br /> <br />The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is a national research, education and <br />advocacy organization committed to the successful implementation of New"Urbanism <br />principles at three scales: 1) region, metropolis, city and town; 2) neighborhood, district <br />and corridor; and 3) block, street and building. CNU is the leading national organization . <br />promoting walkable, neighborhood-based development as an alternative to sprawl. It <br />takes a proactive, multi-disciplinary approach to building communities, informed by <br />members who are committed to humanizing our built environment. CNU believes in the <br />restoration of existing urban centers and towns; reconfiguration of sprawling suburbs into <br />communities of real neighborhoods and diverse districts, and preservation of our built <br />environment. . <br /> <br />CNU hosts an annual conference to educate its membership about the' latest innovations <br />in the planning, design and development of pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented, mixed- <br />use neighborhoods. This year's conference will be held in Denver, Colorado from June' <br />10-13. More information is available at www.CNU17.orQ. <br /> <br />A scholarship fund to pay the registration fee for one appointed or elected official has <br />been created in the name of Richard McLaughlin, a tireless New Urbanism practitioner <br />and pioneer who died in 2006. More information about the scholarship and how to apply <br />for it is available at www.cnu.ora/cnu17/scholarships. <br /> <br />Applications must be postmarked by April 22, 2009. <br /> <br />88 <br />