Start Date
06/12/2025
End Date
06/12/2025
Description
This introductory session provides an overview of the foundational principles of New Urbanism with a focus on regional scale solutions to today’s interrelated community-building challenges. Guided by the Charter of the New Urbanism, attendees will examine how issues such as disinvestment, sprawl, environmental degradation, and social inequity are interconnected and demand integrated regional responses. An emphasis on the importance of coherence across transportation, housing, economic systems, and ecological frameworks, creates a path toward more walkable, inclusive, and resilient communities.
Location
Providence, RI
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Sustainable Development & Design
Urban Planning & Design
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.25
Learning Outcomes
1) Articulate the core principles of New Urbanism, including the belief in the direct impact of the physical environment on quality of life and the importance of mixed-use development, walkability, and the restoration of existing urban centers and towns
2) Explain the role of integrated regional systems—such as transportation, housing, economic development, and natural resource management—in supporting the health, safety, and welfare of communities.
3) Identify planning and design strategies that promote walkability, inclusion, and resilience within the context of coherent metropolitan regions, consistent with the Charter of the New Urbanism
4) Describe how local and state policy frameworks influence the planning, development, and preservation of the built environment, and propose approaches for advancing equitable and sustainable urban systems through regional collaboration.
Instructors
Ashleigh Walton, Urban Design Associates
Course Codes
CNU33087
Provider
Congress for the New Urbanism