Summary
Austin, TX
April 3-8, 2008
CNU XVI in Austin kept nearly 1,500 attendees engaged for three and a half days (and evenings), working on and learning about solutions to climate change, household gasoline dependency, and troubled real estate markets. By the time the event concluded, attendees had a clearer understanding of the part played by walkable, mixed-use urban development in reducing carbon emissions and in providing long-term value amid volatile real estate markets.
CNU also advanced new plans to promote these solutions. Assuming the position of board chair at the Congress — after five years of distinguished service by Hank Dittmar that saw CNU’s membership expand, chapters multiply, and influence on development patterns grow — Ray Gindroz, the pioneering urbanist long-associated with both Urban Design Associates and Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, presented to the Congress a framework for an effective CNU climate change initiative.
Multimedia Archive
CNU XVI Presentations