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The results of de-gentrification
Submitted by MLewyn on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 11:11amWhen a city recovers from the urban decline of the late 20th century, there is often a lot of media blather about the evils of gentrification. According to gentriphobes, working-class (mostly black) people lived together in peace and harmony before the onslaught of (mostly white) hipsters and yuppies drove up rents.
Having it both ways, another example
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 08/10/2012 - 9:55amWhen listening to transit critics, I sometimes see the following arguments:
1. density doesn't increase transit ridership
2. My city/suburb just isn't dense enough for better transit.
I don't see how both arguments can be true.
CNU NorCal Speaker Series- Heather Fargo: California's Strategic Growth Council
Submitted by srlawton on Thu, 08/09/2012 - 11:30amWednesday, August 15, 2012 - 6:00pm
Heather Fargo: California's Strategic Growth Council
YOU'RE INVITED!
Wednesday, August 15th
6:00pm (lecture begins at 6:15)
AIA East Bay
1405 Clay Street
Oakland, CA
CHAPTER CORNER: CNU-North Texas Reclaims and Reconnects
Submitted by kapoppel on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 4:11pmWelcome to the first post in CNU's CHAPTER CORNER. Chapter Corner will feature dispatches from CNU's individual chapters around the country. Hear firsthand about what others are doing to instill New Urbanist principles into their neighborhoods, cities, and regions.
Eye on the Street: Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 1:03pmWatch out Oscar Meyer - the Vienna Beef mobile hits Chicago's State St.
Maybe Character Shouldn't Count
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 12:13pmA common justification for downzoning is "community character' - the idea that a given place has a (usually suburban) character, and that this "character" justifies legal rules freezing the status quo in place.
2012 Transportation Summit Session- Highways to Boulevards
Submitted by Hilary Curtis on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 9:52amThe 2012 CNU Transportation Summit will held in Long Beach, CA September 9-10, 2012. This will be a working meeting for a day-and-a-half that will advance CNU's Project for Transportation Reform and facilitate the exchange of ideas and lessons between New Urbanists and bike and pedestrian planners.
2012 Transportation Summit Session- Transportation Reform Research Agenda
Submitted by Hilary Curtis on Wed, 08/08/2012 - 9:49am
The 2012 CNU Transportation Summit will held in Long Beach, CA September 9-10, 2012. This will be a working meeting for a day-and-a-half that will advance CNU's Project for Transportation Reform and facilitate the exchange of ideas and lessons between New Urbanists and bike and pedestrian planners.
How to run a bus system
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 11:47amI was taking a long-distance bus to my parents' house in Atlanta and we had a layover in Charlotte, NC. I noticed a couple of things that I thought were fairly impressive:
First, all of the region's bus schedules were in the Greyhound station. Since bus riders are (I suspect) pretty likely to be using public transit once they arrive in town, I thought this was a pretty good idea. (Though a regionwide bus map in the station would be still better).