CNU Salons
A New Chapter for Michigan Urbanism
Submitted by crandell on Thu, 02/14/2008 - 3:21pmMichigan new urbanists will soon have a new chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism to help focus their efforts in creating a more walkable, sustainable, neighborhood-based Michigan.
New Urbanism and the other half of the city?
Submitted by JimDrew on Tue, 02/12/2008 - 3:58pmI have been reading literature on New Urbanism for nearly four years now and I am also a student of Sociology which has set me on a collision course to combine the two subjects into one question, how
GreenBuilder Magazine writes on TND's
Submitted by gmyrek on Mon, 02/11/2008 - 3:46pmAn article in GreenBuilder magazine's October issue is now online and brings light to the critical con
SmartCode Soars in Pass Christian -- and Hits Hiccup in Gulfport
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 7:46amWhether the setting is the recovering coastal areas of Mississippi and Louisiana or anywhere else for that matter, if your goal is to turn inspiring plans for renewed neighborhoods of walkable, mixed-
Wall Street Journal on VMT, Energy, Sprawl
Submitted by Joe Menard on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 3:28pmWall Street Journal transportation columnist Joseph White just wrote an interesting piece on Vehicle Miles Traveled in America.
Applause (and Some Tough Issues) in Gulfport
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 11:42pmGulfport has been one of the Gulf Coast cities to watch since the days (and nights) of the new urbanist-led Mississippi Renewal Forum in 2005, where city officials led by tireless Mayor Brent Warr log
Florida Chapter Annual Conference Recap
Submitted by JMurley on Mon, 02/04/2008 - 4:39pmDoug Farr, Victor Dover, John Norquist and I participated in a special half day session prior to the 4th Annual CNU Florida Chapter meeting last week. It was a sell out.
HOPE VI reauthorization passes House
Submitted by paytonc on Wed, 01/30/2008 - 4:58pmHOPE VI, the acclaimed federal grant program for public housing redevelopment that was guided by New Urbanist design principles (see Part One and
Buffalo's Top Scribe: "Wall-Like Road Makes No Sense"
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 01/30/2008 - 2:37pmDonn Esmonde weighs in on the waterfront debate again this week with his commentary in the Buffalo News, "Route 5 barricade heads to c
Why Rate Neighborhood Design?
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Wed, 01/30/2008 - 8:49amThis essay discusses the reasons for neighborhood ratings, which can be grouped into six broadly overlapping categories: communication, recognition, planning, marketing, research and investing.