Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU IX), June 6-10, 2001 (New York, New York)

The third Knight Program seminar of 2002 was the annual Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), held in New York City. In addition to attending conference presentations, the Fellows attended a private reception at Roberta Gratz’s residence (author of The Living City and other books and articles on urban revitalization), the special Education Task Force luncheon, field trips to neighborhoods and communities in the New York metropolitan region, and the open air “salons” (informal topical discussions) held in Bryant Park. Fellows also attended the Charter Awards ceremony where twelve projects and planning initiatives were awarded special recognition as exemplifying the principles embodied in the Charter of the Congress for the New Urbanism. The Knight Program also sponsored the attendance of two of the Knight Scholars, who assisted with the taping of private sessions and interviews with the Fellows.