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CNU September 2008 e-Update
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The ultimate goal of the Summit -- from Nov. 6-8 in Charlotte, N.C. -- is to decide CNU’s position on transportation networks. But the ripples from this year’s Summit could have far-reaching effects because the federal government takes up its six-year transportation funding plan in 2009. "I met with Rep. Jim Oberstar, the House Transportation Chair, on Sept. 10, and he's interested in possibly incorporating urban road metrics in the new legislation," says John Norquist, CNU’s president and CEO. CNU is part of the T4America Coalition working to ensure that next year’s federal transportation bill takes the steps to link transportation and land use planning, smart growth and New Urbanism. "Transportation will be at the top of the agenda when the new Congress and the new administration convene in January. The Summit will have high-level discussions of what the next federal transportation bill needs to have to transform the American economy," Norquist says. 3. CNU Names Top 10 "Freeways Without Futures": Revived Neighborhoods and Waterfronts Ahead Seattle, Buffalo, New Orleans, Louisville, Washington DC may be next to stimulate billions in urban reinvestment by tearing down unneeded elevated highways slicing through their hearts The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), a leading national organization promoting walkable, neighborhood-based development as an alternative to sprawl, today announced its list of the top-10 cities where the opportunity is greatest for removing highways to make way for convenient boulevards and revitalized neighborhoods. The “Freeways Without Futures” list recognizes places where highways-to-boulevards transformations can help revitalize cities and save taxpayers billions of dollars in highway construction costs. Through its Highways to Boulevards Initiative with the Center for Neighborhood Technology, CNU has confirmed that successful highways-to-boulevards conversions reconnect neighborhoods, improve access to key resources such as waterfronts, and put underperforming land to use. Cities flourish when neighborhoods and streets are connected and when parks and shops – not highways – connect cities to their waterfronts. San Francisco, Portland, New York City and Milwaukee have all seen how the removal of freeways allows the rebirth of great city neighborhoods – with improved surface streets, better parks, renewed attention to pedestrian and transit amenities, plus an infusion of new private investment bringing housing, shops, restaurants and exciting cultural offerings. Traffic has redistributed efficiently in all cases. Now CNU is identifying 10 cities that have the greatest opportunity to repeat this success. 4. 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