Congresses

The annual Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is the leading venue for new urbanist networking, collaboration, and education. CNU members come from far and wide to discuss development practices and public policies, learn from recent innovative work, and advance new initiatives to transform our communities. Following is an archive of proceedings from past Congresses as well as information about upcoming Congresses.

Upcoming Congresses

CNU 17, June 10-13, 2009, Denver, Colo.

CNU 18, May 19-22, 2010, Atlanta, Ga.
Submissions for the CNU 18 call for ideas will be accepted starting in June 2009. Please check back at that time to make your proposal. The deadline to submit proposals is Friday August 28, 2009. We will reply to every submission by Monday February 1, 2010.

CNU 19, June 1-4, 2011, Madison, Wis.

CNU 20 in 2012, Florida

CNU 21 in 2013, Salt Lake City

Past Congress

CNU XVI, April 3-6, 2008, Austin, Texas

CNU XV, May 17-20, 2007, Philadelphia

CNU XIV, June 1-4, 2006, Providence, R.I.

CNU XIII, June 9-12, 2005, Pasadena, Calif.

CNU XII, June 24-27, 2004, Chicago

CNU XI, June 19-22, 2003, Washington

CNU X, June 13-16, 2002, Miami Beach, Fla.

CNU IX, June 7-10, 2001, New York

CNU VIII, June 15-18, 2000, Portland, Ore.

CNU VII, June 3-6, 1999, Milwaukee

CNU VI (Denver, 1998) focused on environmental and urban infill issues.

CNU V (Toronto, 1997), the first Congress outside of the United States, drew representatives from 18 countries.

At CNU IV in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1996, participants ratified the Charter. It was signed by then-Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Henry Cisneros and attracted national attention.

CNU III (San Francisco, 1995) dealt with regional planning. The principles for working on each of these scales were then compiled into the Charter of the New Urbanism, the defining document of our movement.

CNU II (Los Angeles, 1994) explored the local scale of buildings, blocks, and streets.

CNU I (Alexandria, Virginia, 1993) founded the Congress and focused on principles related to the neighborhood, district, and corridor.