CNU Salons
Tax greenfield development, subsidize infill
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Tue, 06/30/2009 - 8:49amI recently ran across a terrific post on T. Caine's sustainability blog Intercon extolling climate change policy to get on the smart growth bandwagon.
Compact, Climate-Friendly, Competitive: Coverage from Austin Chronicle
Submitted by Katherine Gregor on Fri, 06/26/2009 - 9:30amTo restart the economy while saving the planet, the Congress for the New Urbanism advocates traditional neighborhoods for all
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
CNU 17: the reviews roll in (and so do the presentations)
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 11:54amCNU's annual Congress proved to be just what the real estate, planning, and development fields needed — and what the journalists and bloggers who cover those fields were asking for too.
NY Times: Atlanta becoming the first major city to knock down all it's Public Housing. Concentrating poverty very destructive."
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 8:32pmAtlanta is nearing a very different record: becoming the first major city to knock them ( Public Housing )all down.
New numbers prove smart growth reduces CO2, cost-effectively
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 9:27amFor the most part, the climate change establishment - whether in government, industry, or the environmental community - has ignored the potential of land use strategies to provide significant reductio
Transportation Secretary LaHood leads the way on sustainability
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 8:39amThis is not your father's DOT.
Camden's riverfront prison yields to redevelopment. 6/18 Update. Officially empty. Last Inmate Gone
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Tue, 06/16/2009 - 11:47amCamden's Riverfront State Prison,as of yesterday, had exactly 30 inmates - down from 1,100 last year. In January, Gov.
Revitalizing Cincinnati's Historic Over-the-Rhine (Part 3 - Exciting Progress Portends a National Model)
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 06/15/2009 - 1:43pmThis was going to be the final installment of my miniseries about Cincinnati's remarkable Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, but I'm on too much of a roll to finish today.
Solving Sprawl with Highway Funding
Submitted by Katherine Gregor on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 5:32pmFor a fascinating look at how CNU is lobbying Congress to enact a wholesale transformation of highway funding formulas, to solve sprawl, read this report from the CNU17 session.
Video to get a sense of new urbanism projects
Submitted by elongoria3 on Sun, 06/14/2009 - 8:44amAny one know where I can find a video to send someone to get a sense of past projects. This is so someone can understand more of what I am talking about without having to travel. Thanks