CNU Salons
All that (and much less) in a gallon of milk?
Submitted by Jon Davis on Mon, 06/30/2008 - 3:37pmEnergy Costs in the Distant Suburbs
Submitted by sberner on Mon, 06/30/2008 - 11:53amIn this article from the New York Times, Peter Goodman touches upon the notion that city life, which can be unappealing to some, is now becoming more practical, particularly to those who no longer wan
CNU on CNN: Norquist Touts Location Efficiency on "Issue #1"
Submitted by Jon Davis on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 11:14amAs Americans are rousted from our collective 50-year torpor by ever-rising gasoline prices, newspapers and television stations around the country are finally realizing what we've known for a long t
New to the Affordability Initiative!
Submitted by anthony.riederer on Fri, 06/27/2008 - 10:46amAs part of our Affordability Initiative, Congress for the New Urbanism is beginning a continuing series on various issues in affordable housing.
Energy Prices Spurring "Reversal of Desirability"
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 3:19pmGreat article by Peter Goodman in today's New York Times, "Rethinking the Country
EPA grant is now official
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 12:42pmI'm pleased to say that the U.S.
The Housing Bubble Collapses Inward
Submitted by anthony.riederer on Tue, 06/24/2008 - 9:03amIn an article for Standard and Poor’s, economist David Stiff argues that the trend of rapid outward urbanization prevalent during the housing bubble may not return with as much vigor, even as the re
Nutter speech inspires city planners. Friday, June 20, Philadelphia Inquirer
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 8:25amIn the first major policy speech of his five-month-old administration, Mayor Nutter presented a pitch-perfect vision on a subject that rarely gets people's hearts racing: planning and zoning...That Nu
Demographic Changes, High Gasoline Prices Fuel Demand for Urban Living
Submitted by joel.vanderweele on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 2:37pmIn a recent article in The Wall Street Journal, Jonathan Karp suggests that rising fuel costs and a desire to abandon the suburban culture of the previous half-century is causing both baby boomers and
CRA/LA, Largest Redevelopment Agency in the Nation, Goes “Green”
Submitted by joel.vanderweele on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 2:11pmAccording to a recent release on their website, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles (CRA/LA), has decided to move forward with its ambitious Healthy Neighborhoods Policy.