From May 17-20, “New Urbanism and The Old City” will be the focus of CNU XV – the 15th Congress of the New Urbanism. Seminars, tours and discussions will range from timeless principles and techniques that shape walkable, human-scaled development, to the latest strategies on challenges ranging from modern retail formats to affordable housing and foreign oil dependency. Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell has confirmed that he will address the Saturday night plenary session. John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister of Great Britain, will also be speaking Saturday night. Other confirmed speakers include Witold Rybczynski, Denise Scott Brown, Peter Calthorpe, Robert A.M. Stern, Rep. Barney Frank, Jacky Grimshaw, Andres Duany, Inga Saffron, Allan Jacobs, Jim Kunstler, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Bruce Katz, Dan Solomon, Robert Davis, Marianne Cusato, and many more.
