CNU Salons
What can Detroit learn from Istanbul?
Submitted by logannash on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 12:26pm“When you hear Detroit,” John Norquist told me cryptically yesterday morning, “think Istanbul.” I had just been shown an essay John wrote for the latest issue of the magazine Monocle, a
Security Measures Are Degrading the Urban (and Human) Experience
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Fri, 07/24/2009 - 11:21amSeveral times each day, a military helicopter flies over my house in Washington. It flies much closer to the ground than other aircraft, and it's seriously noisy.
Sprawling on Fumes: Book by Forbes writer explores life at $20 per gallon — and sees upside to end of cheap motoring
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 12:55pmKai Ryssdal had an ear-opening interview on public radio's Marketplace this week with Chris Steiner, Forbes w
An Introduction to LEED-ND for CNU Members
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:49amTo encourage informed participation in the LEED-ND vote, the CNU DC Chapter has released An Introduction to LEED-ND for CNU Members.
Buffalo: Dead or Alive?
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:18amBuffalo is a port on Lake Erie with no visible connection to the lake. The entire shoreline is separated from the neighborhood fabric of Buffalo by grade separated highways.
Sustainble house in sustainable place : Urban net zero energy home by Farr Associates
Submitted by logannash on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:15amThis morning's Chicago Tribune has a piece on a green-built house that is noteworthy because it is u
Maybe transcripts as well as presentations?
Submitted by MLewyn on Mon, 07/20/2009 - 7:37pmI just started reading the slideshows of CNU 17 presentations- certainly an excellent resource, since there were typically several presentations going on at one time (which means that I inevitably mis
Urbanism for all stripes: Evangelical-oriented magazine's take on CNU17
Submitted by logannash on Mon, 07/20/2009 - 12:59pmCities are so profoundly shaped by political decisions, from local zoning codes to federal transportation allocations, that it's easy to lose sight of the fact that good urban form knows no political
The Interface Effect: Good Urbanism Spreads
Submitted by burlesona on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 9:32amFor those who remember my previous post on Property Value Theory, today I wanted to share a photographic comparison I made between two urban infill projects of similar age here in Houston.
LEED-ND issues
Submitted by Steve Mouzon on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 1:44pmNora Beck asked me to post some of my thoughts about the LEED-ND rating system in advance of the upcoming member ballot.