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Eye on the Street: April 8, 2011
Submitted by MattBerggren on Fri, 04/08/2011 - 10:06amToday's "Eye on the Street" entry comes from CNU-member Michael Lewyn.
Lewyn's describes the picture as "an eight lane street in Jacksonville with a bike land inexplicably painted in ("The Bike Lane of Death")."
The Urbanophile Speaks in Chicago
Submitted by MattBerggren on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 2:24pmToday Aaron Renn--more commonly known by the moniker The Urbanophile--spoke at the Chicago Cultural Center on the future of public infrastructure in Chicago. I've been following Aaron's blog of a little over a year now, and he never fails to offer well-written, lengthy, thoroughly-researched articles about various urban issues.
Vibrant Cities, Urban Forests
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 10:05amWhen most people hear the phrase "urban forest," images of places like New York's Central Park or San Francisco's Golden Gate Park come to mind. Those great green places are indeed part of the urban forest fabric, but equally important to a city is the way it treats its everyday spaces with green infrastructure.
Takin' It to the Streets, Part I: "Not Too Deadly"
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 10:39amArmed with a speed gun and a working knowledge of what it takes to make streets safe, CNU's Heather Smith recently set out on downtown Chicago to check the speeds of mid-morning traffic. Follow along as Smith catalogs the speed of westbound traffic on Chicago's Adams St.
INTBAU-TAG Queen Square Statement
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 2:04pmThe following comes direct from the INTBAU website :
Eye on the Street: April 4, 2011
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 4:48pmCNU-member Art Cueto contributes today's entry of "Eye on the Street."
Photo of: A tree along Los Angeles City Hall Mall. Says Cueto, "Placing these trees in planters must have seemed like a good idea 40 years ago."
Archeworks Now Accepting Applications
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 9:30amThe following post comes from our friends at Archeworks. Archeworks is a Chicago-based multidisciplinary design organization dedicated to envisioning and advancing a better quality of life through design. See below for information regarding their upcoming open application process for their 2011-12 program.
Grab Your Pencil and Calendar...
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 04/01/2011 - 4:33pmCNU 19: Growing Local schedule is up and live on the CNU 19 site!
CNU Cascadia Chapter Holds Annual Summit
Submitted by urbman3k on Fri, 04/01/2011 - 3:45pmThe CNU Cascadia Chapter held its annual summit on March 25-27, 2011 in Portland with the theme of "Sustainable Placemaking: Creating Enduring and Resilient Cities." The symposium and tours, which attracted over 60 attendees, composed the chapter’s first major event following its recent incorporation.
Eye on the Street: April 1, 2011
Submitted by MattBerggren on Fri, 04/01/2011 - 11:57am
Today's "Eye on the Street" entry comes from Art Cueto
Yale Avenue, Claremont, Ca. Art says: "A very livable street."