CNU Salons
Ways to Use LEED-ND
Submitted by MattBerggren on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 3:12pmKaid Benfield recently wrote a blog entry about how local groups and citizens can use LEED-ND. Check it out here!
CNU Pushes Fannie and Freddie to Relax Standards for Mixed-Use Development
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Fri, 01/21/2011 - 10:13amCNU's efforts to work with NAHB and NTBA to encourage Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to relax their standards for mixed-use development has been getting some press. Read our own CNU News release here.
CNU's Emergency Response and Street Design Initiative
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Sat, 01/08/2011 - 10:24pmCNU is leading the charge to get new urbanists and firefighters to agree on a set of street design standards that are both attractive, useful, pedestrian-friendly and safer for all.
CNU's Rainwater-in-Context Initiative Subcommittee Reviews LEED-ND Rainwater Management Credit
Submitted by norabeck on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 11:25amDecember 17, 2010
Madison High-Speed Rail
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Thu, 12/16/2010 - 1:44pmHere is another excellent article in the Capitol Times about what Madison loses by having Wisconsin send back its $800 million for a rail link between Madison and Milwaukee.
Alaskan Way Viaduct
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Thu, 12/16/2010 - 1:34pmCheck out this excellent article in Grist about the Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle, featuring an article with Cary Moon, spokesperson forthe People's Waterfront Coalition.
John Norquist Makes Speech in Pensacola
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Thu, 12/16/2010 - 1:16pmJohn Norquist spoke December 15th at the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition. An article appeared in the Pensacola News Journal featuring John and his ideas about his work with CNU and his time as mayor of Milwaukee.
LEED-ND Bicycle Network and Storage Credit: A Few Recommendations
Submitted by MLydon on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 5:48pmWith LEED-ND and other LEED rating systems open for public comment until January 14, 2011, CNU asked me to evaluate the current Bicycle Network and Storage credit (Smart Location and Linkage Credit 4), and to recommend improvements to the existing language.
We Are No Longer Creating Wellbeing
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 2:29pmTake a look at this piece on the ASLA blog discussing the work of Richard Jackson and his thoughts on urban planning and obesity. Jackson, Chair of the School of Health at UCLA, cites several aspects of how we develop our cities as negtively impacting public health.
Managing EcoDistricts
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Mon, 12/13/2010 - 2:21pmby Mary Vogel for Sustainable Industries