CNU Salons
Lynx line is the CATS' meow
Submitted by Jon Davis on Tue, 11/11/2008 - 4:03pmPortland’s long reign as the go-to city for great examples of what streetcar and light rail development can do may be in jeopardy.
Davidson, North Carolina offers lessons for New Urbanists
Submitted by Heather Smith on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 6:07pmShowcasing narrow streets, a connected network and a new Form-Based Code CNU members toured Davidson, North Carolina as part of the annual CNU transportation summit. Town Planning Director J.
A new direction for the first 100 days
Submitted by norabeck on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 11:23amTransportation for America has organized a letter campaign urging President-elect Barack Obama to make transportation investment a priority in his first 100 days in
Credit crunch hastening the demise of large tract subdivisions
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 3:07pmEconomic troubles are causing home buyers and developers to reconsider the housing trends that have defined american suburbs for 50 years.
Where Walkable Encounters Affordable: Collingswood, N.J
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 6:25pmOnce largely blue collar, the 1.9-square-mile borough suffered during the 1980s and early ’90s from its proximity to Camden just to the west, and the exodus of businesses to malls.
Halloween is CNU's Favorite Holiday
Submitted by Carl.Beien on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 3:16pm"Halloween is naturally a favorite for the New Urbanist," says Steve Filmanowicz of the Congress for the New Urbanism.
TOD Projects on Bus Rapid Transit lines
Submitted by mhathorne on Thu, 10/30/2008 - 10:11amI am looking for examples of TOD projects along bus rapid transit lines in a suburban neighborhood setting. Can anyone point me to some projects around the country that I can look to as examples?
Learn More! Viriginia's Secondary Street Acceptance Requirements (Proposed)
Submitted by Carl.Beien on Tue, 10/28/2008 - 12:25pmThis Powerpoint presentation from VA Asst.
When Highway Designers Met Chicago (and Milwaukee)
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Sat, 10/25/2008 - 11:42amThe skyline is big and imposing in Chicago, so you might think the freeway interchanges would be too. But no.
Reinventing the California Dream
Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 10/24/2008 - 11:28amNew Urbanist Rick Cole, currently the city manager of Ventura, CA, recently wrote an op-ed piece about restoring luster to the Golden Sta