CNU Salons
Strong Centers Make Healthier Regions
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 10:59amThe signs continue to mount that the housing market is moving in favor of central locations, and away from sprawl. It’s all a matter of degree, of course, but the signals are real.
Tourney time! CNU street diagram advances farther than Duke, Pitt, Louisville
Submitted by Jon Davis on Mon, 03/30/2009 - 10:53amBig news isn't supposed to happen on the weekends unless it's sports-related or something ginned up by the cable news gum flappers, but there's always an exception to the rule.
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.
It's time to adjust to the metropolitan reality
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 03/26/2009 - 10:26amOne of the recurring themes of my writing (for example, here) has been that, to achieve susta
Virginia adopts innovative smart streets rules
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 1:15pmUnder the leadership of governor Tim Kaine, the Commonwealth of Virginia has adopted new requirements designed to make n
This year, catch the streetcar to an urban Street of Dreams
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Sat, 03/21/2009 - 6:09pmSaturday, March 21, 2009
The Oregonian
http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/business/12...
Christie begins race for N.J. governor. He talked about cities as if he were a Democrat.
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Fri, 03/20/2009 - 7:34pm"In order to grow our economy and improve our state, I will propose a plan to renew our cities." "I have come to firmly believe that the only way to improve our state is to improve our cities.
John Norquist's Congressional Testimony on Neighborhoods & Transportation Networks
Submitted by mbittner on Fri, 03/20/2009 - 1:00pm
Testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Urban Development
Smart Growth America: Twenty Ways to Spend the Stimulus
Submitted by Dillon Goodson on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 2:49pmSmart Growth America, an ally of CNU in the fight for creating a sustainable infrastructure, recently released a document outlining the twenty way
Obama administration announces cabinet-level partnership for sustainable communities
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 8:09amThis is awesome. Here is an excerpt from yesterday’s joint press release: