CNU Salons
Obama: All aboard high-speed rail
Submitted by Jon Davis on Thu, 04/16/2009 - 12:49pmProving he is serious about (finally) developing high-speed rail in the United States, President Obama Thursday released his Vision
Freeway Loops or Street Networks?
Submitted by mbittner on Tue, 04/14/2009 - 3:19pmMary Newsom of the Charlotte Observer, writing on her blog "The Naked City", posted this thorough argument agai
Giving New Meaning to “Green Transit”
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 04/13/2009 - 12:30pmIn the US, we tend to think of public transportation as inherently green, which of course it is compared to our addiction to driving.
When the market recovers, smartly located urbanism will claim a larger share. Here's why.
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Fri, 04/10/2009 - 10:43amEven before the recession began, the market for residential and commercial property in the US was changing away from a model of unmitigated suburban sprawl and toward one of more central locations, ur
California Zephyr Salon Train Ride to CNU 17
Submitted by crandell on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 1:26pmCNU members out west have a unique travel option to the CNU 17 Congress this June in Denver (http://www.cnu.org/cnu17).
Sustainable Urbanism Module by Farr Associates
Submitted by Sandy Sorlien on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:45amThe Center for Applied Transect Studies (CATS) announces the availability as freeware of the new Sustainable Urbanism Performance-based SmartCode Module, written by Farr Associates
I-880 cities seek a sense of “place”
Submitted by Dillon Goodson on Mon, 04/06/2009 - 11:20amAlong Interstate 880 in the Northern California county of Alameda, cities birthed during the post-World War II era of suburbanism have begun turning the clock back searching instead for a sense of “
America Reurbanizing: Wall Street Journal sees more exurbs becoming economic laggards
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 04/02/2009 - 9:54amReports of formerly halcyon exurban subdivisions becoming troubled centers of foreclosure
"Blueprint Denver" embraces the benefits of New Urbanism
Submitted by Dillon Goodson on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 12:44pmFor New Urbanists, it’s a principle that has been evident for quite some time: low-density, suburban development simply doesn’t make sense anymore.
Walmart, McCain forge new alliance to fight sprawl
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Wed, 04/01/2009 - 8:07amBENTONVILLE, April 1 – In an unusual joint appearance this morning, Walmart CEO Mike F. Duke and former candidate John R.