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Parlez Vous Urbanisme? Radio Canada TV reports on subtracting a freeway, adding jobs & vitality
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 09/24/2009 - 10:27amI had the opportunity to serve as location scout for a smart reporter/photographer team from Montreal as they explored Milwaukee's experience with removing the .8 mile Park East Freeway.
Sensible Ideas from the Right on How Smart Growth and New Urbanism Save Taxpayers Money
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 2:26pmExamples such as Reconnecting America's Conservatives and Public Transit by Robert Weyrich and Bill Lind aside, there's been a
Sprawling on Fumes: Book by Forbes writer explores life at $20 per gallon — and sees upside to end of cheap motoring
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:55pmKai Ryssdal had an ear-opening interview on public radio's Marketplace this week with Chris Steiner, Forbes w
CNU 17: the reviews roll in (and so do the presentations)
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 11:54amCNU's annual Congress proved to be just what the real estate, planning, and development fields needed — and what the journalists and bloggers who cover those fields were asking for too.
Susan Barnes-Gelt in Denver Post: Principles of New Urbanism are "Recipe for Survival"
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Mon, 06/01/2009 - 6:50amWith CNU 17 ready to kick off in Denver just over a week from now, Denver Post columnist Susan Barnes-Gelt introduced a great package o
Let's Tweet Up in Denver
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Sat, 05/30/2009 - 3:12pmIf you haven't tried Twitter yet, CNU 17 may be the time to jump in and give it a try.
Maybe George Will Should Stick to Writing About Baseball
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Sun, 05/17/2009 - 8:14amAfter fumbling over climate change science in recent months, George Will gives transportation design and the built environment similar treatment
America Reurbanizing: Wall Street Journal sees more exurbs becoming economic laggards
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 04/02/2009 - 9:54amReports of formerly halcyon exurban subdivisions becoming troubled centers of foreclosure
Norquist in Streetsblog Q&A: It's not roads vs. transit — it's good street networks vs. mindless out-of-scale roads
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 3:14pmThat's the short takeaway from a two-part extensive and lively Q&A with John Norquist in Streetsblog today.
The Delicious Omelette of Urbanism: Incisive Post at Planetizen
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Mon, 03/16/2009 - 9:39amPlanetizen managing editor Tim Halbur posted some words of wisdom at that site last week in response to a Kunstlercast in which Jim Kunstler's co-ho