CNU Salons
CNU XVI – Conservatives & the New Urbanism: Can’t we all get along?
Submitted by Chris Clair on Fri, 04/04/2008 - 2:43amI went to watch fireworks, maybe even fisticuffs, but instead a group hug broke out.
John Norquist, Hank Ditmar preview CNU XVI themes
Submitted by Ben.Brown on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 11:17pmAustin welcomes the 16th annual CNU Congress to town. And it seems the timing couldn't be better, both for Austin and for the big themes in sustainability.
CNU XVI – Retail Recipes: Finding what sells
Submitted by Chris Clair on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 7:07pmWe’ve all seen the pretty pictures and heard the gushing stories about wonderful New Urbanist communities.
All Aboard: Streetcars a good fit for New Urbanism
Submitted by Jon Davis on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 5:19pmStreetcars aren’t means of moving people as much as they’re tools to leverage good urbanism and help preserve the city’s existing urban form.
CNU XVI - Wednesday Plenary: Warnings and Honors
Submitted by Chris Clair on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 1:14amAustin Mayor Will Wynn has a problem standing still, in real life and on the issue of climate change.
CNU NextGen: The congress before the Congress
Submitted by Chris Clair on Thu, 04/03/2008 - 12:19amCNU XVI opened officially on Wednesday night, and things really kick into high gear on Thursday, but a dedicated and diverse group of planners,
Early Press Coverage of CNU XVI
Submitted by crandell on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 4:17pmCNU received a warm welcome from the local media as attendees are arriving in Austin. Follow the links below for some of the early coverage.
The Austin Chronicle, March 28, 2008
Governing.com; King of the Road
Submitted by carterburn on Wed, 04/02/2008 - 12:35pmIn the April Transportation column of Governing.com Alex Marshall discuses and criticizes the tendencies of certain Conservative and Libertarian think tanks.
Canons for Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism on line at cnu.org/canons
Submitted by HDittmar on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 6:01pmElizabeth Moule, Stefanos Polyzoides and I
presented a document at the Green Council that was intended to serve
as a lesser companion to the Charter in the area of green urbanism and
Follow CNU XVI as It Happens at the Congress Blog
Submitted by crandell on Fri, 03/28/2008 - 10:56amRegardless of whether you're attending CNU XVI or not, you can follow along by checking the live Congress