CNU expands accreditation program

The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is excited to announce an expansion of the CNU-Accreditation program. Begun in 2009 in partnership with the University of Miami School of Architecture, CNU-A is an established, professional accreditation program that recognizes the talent within the New Urbanist movement.

Since its inception, the CNU Accreditation program has required all participants to attend regular educational events to further advance their understanding of the practice and principles of New Urbanism. These opportunities have been restricted to CNU and CNU Chapter events, however. Now, with almost 400 active CNU-Accredited members, CNU is expanding the continuing education component of CNU-A through its CNU-A Continuing Education Provider Program.

The primary goal of the CNU-A Continuing Education Provider Program is to expand the continuing education options available to CNU-A members, thereby making it easier to maintain CNU-A status. CNU-A Continuing Education Providers help members fulfill that goal by offering one or more New Urbanism-related education events per year. CNU-A Continuing Education Providers will be listed on the CNU-A Continuing Educations Providers page online and will have their events listed on CNU’s calendar.

We are pleased to announce the pilot phase of this program with distinguished partners such as Placemakers, the Form Based Codes Institute, and the Center for Applied Transect Studies.