CNU Salons
Win a FREE ticket to CNU 18 and help America get a Makeover!
Submitted by rgallentine on Mon, 02/15/2010 - 2:05pmHere at CNU, we're really excited about a new project by some old friends that we hope will help take New Urbanism to a broader mass audience.
International Work on Role of Cities in Climate Change
Submitted by sbranca on Wed, 02/10/2010 - 6:49pmCities and climate change is of particular interest to me and I think a more organized or systematic approach to it is needed, especially when national governments (I won't name names) are providing s
2020cities blog lends Swedish voice to New Urbanist community
Submitted by rgallentine on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 1:33pmSwedish journalist Anders Steinvall has been around the block.
Form Based Code and Recovery of Hydrologic Function in Urbanized Watersheds
Submitted by drbork on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 8:41amWe are a research team from Virginia Tech.
Our postulates:
Building more sustainable cities is a good thing
Much new re-development and densification is being based on NU principles
NU principles drive revitalization plans in Rockford, IL
Submitted by rgallentine on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 5:26pmThe Rockford Register Star recently profiled the efforts of Montreal-based planning fir
Obama administration shows promise with location-efficient mortgage reform
Submitted by rgallentine on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 12:36pmDC Streets Blog had an important follow-up from last week's CNU Statement on Fannie Mae and Fre
Brookings: Fastest growing poverty rates occur in suburbs
Submitted by rgallentine on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 12:01pmIn places where sprawl without smart regional planning continues its inexorable march outward (and with it its expensive, car-dependent attitude), it is unsurprising that these areas might also see ma
CNU Fact Check: What War on Suburbia?
Submitted by rgallentine on Mon, 01/25/2010 - 5:47pmUPDATE: The original story stated falsely that Senator-Elect Scott Brown gained 11 points over the McCain vote statewide. The actual number is 16.
Call to "Build Back Better" in Haiti echoes post-Katrina message in Gulf States
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 2:20pmToday, crews made up of both international relief workers and self-organized Haitians are struggling mightily to rest
CNU members cause Twitter Sensation
Submitted by Heather Smith on Thu, 01/14/2010 - 1:07pmCongratulations to CNU members — and CNU too — who helped make New Urbanism one of the leading source of urban tweets in 2009.