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Location, Transportation, and Urban Design in LEED 2012
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Tue, 11/09/2010 - 11:18amMost CNU members know that CNU partnered with the US Green Building Council to produce LEED-ND. But did you know the USGBC also created a new category of credits (Location and Transportation) in all of its other rating systems? And that the USGBC set up a new committee (Location and Planning Technical Advisory Group) to administer and revise those credits?
The Power of Intersection Density
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Tue, 06/01/2010 - 7:22amIntersection density makes surprising news in a study by the formidable academic duo of Reid Ewing and Robert Cervero.
Dense and Beautiful Stormwater Management
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Sat, 05/15/2010 - 6:49amDense and Beautiful Stormwater Management
By Laurence Aurbach
Ped Shed Blog, Friday May 14, 2010
http://pedshed.net/?p=270
An Introduction to LEED-ND for CNU Members
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:49amTo encourage informed participation in the LEED-ND vote, the CNU DC Chapter has released An Introduction to LEED-ND for CNU Members.
Towards a Functional Classification Replacement
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Thu, 02/26/2009 - 2:50pmThe essay "Towards a Functional Classification Replacement" is online in three parts at the Ped Shed blog.
Why Rate Neighborhood Design?
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Wed, 01/30/2008 - 8:49amThis essay discusses the reasons for neighborhood ratings, which can be grouped into six broadly overlapping categories: communication, recognition, planning, marketing, research and investing.
Street Connectivity and Crash Safety
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 9:02amThis essay is the first attempt (to the best of my knowledge) to mount a comprehensive counterargument to intersection spacing standards on the grounds of crash safety. Comments and feedback are requested.
Redwood City's Free-Market Parking Meters
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Mon, 04/09/2007 - 4:21pmRedwood City's Free-Market Parking Meters
By Laurence Aurbach, 3 Apr 2007
http://pedshed.net/?p=105
At first glance the notion of free-market parking meters seems impossibly arcane. But as Donald Shoup pointed out in a recent NY Times editorial, "cruising for curb parking generates about 30 percent of the traffic in central business districts." Shoup studied Westwood Village, next to the UCLA campus, and found that drivers searching for curb parking created 950,000 excess vehicle miles of travel per year. That's equivalent to 38 trips around the earth, taking place in just one retail district in L.A.