CNU Salons
Smart growth? Wise up. If only you would work.A recent Times look at how four "smart-growth" or "transit-oriented" developments.
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Wed, 07/11/2007 - 10:17pmLos Angeles Times Editorial
Though the concept hasn't delivered on its promise of getting us out of our cars, that doesn't mean it's a failure.
July 11, 2007
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-smartgrowth11jul11,0,5881270.s...
Chicago can't compete without good trains
Submitted by crandell on Mon, 07/09/2007 - 10:19amCNU President and CEO John Norquist addresses the importance of Chicago's transit and the need to solve the funding crisis in today's Chicago Sun-Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/460307,CST-EDT-REF09.article
Miami Herald: "Trailblazer" Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk gives old code an "F" as revamped code awaits council action
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 4:04pmFor the past several years, CNU founder Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk has been heading up a Herculean and potentially very consequential project, a city-wide overhaul of Miami's zoning code called Miami 21.
Norquist Discusses Urban Renewal in Upstate New York
Submitted by Joe Menard on Mon, 07/02/2007 - 11:41amCNU President John Norquist was a featured speaker at an urban policy seminar entitled "Can Upstate Cities Save Themsleves," held in Albany in early June.
Upstate cities, such as Albany, Rochester, and Buffalo continue to age drastically, while losing jobs and population. As violent crime continues to pose a threat to citizens, many residents have moved to the suburbs. Suburban flight has perpetuated the process of underfunding (for redevelopment) and resulted in further decay.
NAACP General Council and Interim President Speaks on Zoning, Suburbs and Segregation on C-Span
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sun, 07/01/2007 - 5:54pmNational Association of Attorneys General talk about the 150th anniversary of Dred Scott decision and its impact. Move time slider to 1 hour, 25 minutes. Next 3 minutes of speech covers zoning, suburbs and segregation.
Going green? Debate shifting from what you drive to how much
Submitted by paytonc on Tue, 06/26/2007 - 4:53pmThe connections between transportation, energy, global warming, and neighborhoods continue to make inroads into national political discourse, even while the legislative debate on global warming continues to focus on cap-and-trade systems for industry and fuel efficiency standards for automobiles
Conventional Beautification in Unconventional Locale
Submitted by Joe Menard on Tue, 06/26/2007 - 1:47pmThe problems associated with deindustrialization - crime, gangs, unemployment -have occured not just in central cities but also inner-ring suburbs where the post-war boom first expanded to in Southern California. Paramount, California, a stigmatized inner-ring suburb southeast of Los Angeles, is currently overcoming economic plight by transforming itself through simple, yet conventional design elements.
Campbell plan faces additional hurdle in court
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Tue, 06/26/2007 - 12:40pmSaturday, June 23, 2007
Another lawsuit was recently filed against the Campbell project, this one by Dr. Denim, a hip hop manufacturing company that says it wants to buy the Sears Building and convert it into a recording studio, retail store and manufacturing center for its hand-painted clothes.
Campbell Soup Plan Hits Snag: Camden activist Frank Fulbrook won a round in court in his fight against the Campbell Soup Co.
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Tue, 06/26/2007 - 12:30pmBy ALAN GUENTHER
Courier-Post Staff
CAMDEN
Another procedural error by the city planning board dealt a setback Friday to a major redevelopment plan.
This time, community activist Frank Fulbrook won a round in court in his fight against the Campbell Soup Co. Campbell wants to tear down the vacant, dilapidated Sears Building at 1300 Admiral Wilson Blvd. to make way for a new world headquarters and a suburban-style corporate office park.
Tacoma's Salishan: A Safe and Affordable Alternative
Submitted by Joe Menard on Mon, 06/25/2007 - 10:14amOnce a blighted and crime-ridden community of public housing in Tacoma, Washington - today, the area known as Salishan, is redeveloping into a stable, mixed-income neighborhood. Linda Baker's recent article in the New York Times highlights the impact Salishan has had on residents both old and new.