CNU Cascadia

Area: Oregon, Washington State, British Columbia
Status: Chapter Organizing Committee
Contact: Lauren Hauck, 206-267-7724 or Lauren.hauck@edaw.com (office)

1st Annual CNU Cascadia Summit

The CNU Cascadia Organizing Chapter held our first Annual Summit May 30-31, 2008 in Seattle on the waterfront at Mithun. Attendees came from all three areas; Washington, Oregon and British Columbia. We held engaged working sessions on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning and toured High Point on Saturday afternoon. We had a goal going into the Summit to clearly identify and move forward with chapter goals, events, fundraising ideas, by-laws and 501 (c) 3 incorporation. The Summit generated a SWOT analysis of our current position, a draft mission statement and organized committees. The time together was fruitful and gave us an opportunity to learn how each of us contributes to the Chapter formation. We had such a good time that the Activities and Events committee is likely to be our most prodigious group!

Draft Mission Statement
CNU Cascadia advocates conservation, preservation, sustainable development and redevelopment actions in the Cascadia region which support neighborhoods and communities to be diverse, pedestrian oriented, accessible, vibrant and environmentally responsible.

Committees:

• Activities and Events
• Communication
• Finance
• Membership
• Organization Structure / By-law

Our tour of High Point was lead by Tom Phillips at Seattle Housing Authority. High Point is a local example of many of New Urbanist principles and it was great to see a successful community. If you follow this link you can take a virtual tour of the community. http://www.thehighpoint.com/

Our thanks go out to Mithun for hosting the Summit, to Erin Christensen, Lauren Hauck and Michael Schuler for organizing the Summit and facilitating the discussions, and to Tom Phillips for spending his Saturday afternoon with us.

Below is the July 2007 “Seattle Seed Group for CNU Cascadia”, from the left standing, Gary Zak, seating David Rehfeld, Sandy Howard, Lyle Bicknell, Jason Twill, Cristina Van Valkenburgh, and standing, Michael Schuler.