The Project for Lean Urbanism is run through the Center for Applied Transect Studies, and has the support of the Knight Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, and the Congress for the New Urbanism. It was founded by Andrés Duany, co-founder of the Congress for the New Urbanism, and Hank Dittmar, former CEO of the Prince’s Foundation for Building Community. A number of white papers have been written, and the project is now moving into the second phase where “pink zones” (places where the red tape is lightened) are established in communities across the country to foster pilot projects in a variety of settings.
Why? Lean Urbanism is a candidate for the operating system for this initiative.