CNU Salons
CNU XV: Camden board OKs razing of Sears Building, Lays $72 million on the table to develop area; state adds $22 million
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 10:57pmIn a marathon planning board meeting that ended after 1:30 a.m., New Urbanist Planning Board Member Kristine Seitz was thrown under the bus by fellow New Urbanists, who, as Yogi Berra would say, "failed to show up in droves." In the most important planning board meeting in over 100 years in Camden, NJ, planning board member Kristine Seitz met with incomprehensible stares and silence as she made case to Campbells architects and legal team to redesign massive single use office campus into mixed used and integrate it into city form and fabric. Campbells project, a sea of parking spaces between glass and steel boxes is to be "Gateway to City." ( Site is 15 minutes by subway from Loews, CNU XV. $94 million awaits New Urbanist developer who can influence Campbells before plan is put before Camden City Council for final approval.)
CNU XV Blog, Part 4: BosTroit
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 4:33pmAt one of the NextGen small group sessions, I heard a wonderful phrase describing what's going on in Philadelphia and some other cities: "BosTroit"- like Boston downtown (i.e.
CNU XV Blog, Part 3: Nextgen 4
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 9:50amJust finished seeing most of the morning presentations at CNU Nextgen (by Russell Preston and Faith Cable).
CNU XV Blog, Part 2: birdies
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 8:41amI walked from South Philly to the Lowes, and the one noise that really grabbed me was: the birds.
CNU XV Blog, Part 1: bad neighborhoods
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 05/15/2007 - 4:54pmA few hours ago, I got off the plane and took the 37 bus to South Philadelphia (where I am visiting a friend for my first couple of days here).
View of CNU XV Site From Camden Waterfront
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sat, 05/12/2007 - 10:45pmThe PSFS building is Loews Hotel. Bring your binoculars to the 33rd floor!
CNU XV:
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sat, 05/12/2007 - 10:35pmCNU Members: After an hour of visiting Camden's NU opportunities, refresh at the new Victors Pub in the luxury Victor Lofts on the waterfront.
NextGen4 offers provocative ideas on the future of New Urbanism
Submitted by paytonc on Sat, 05/12/2007 - 7:46pmThe morning schedule for NextGen4 begins like so:
CNU XV: Become A New Urbanist Star in Camden, New Jersey
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sat, 05/12/2007 - 6:09pmBecome A New Urbanist Star in Camden, New Jersey
Can't-miss sights for new urbanists in Philadelphia
Submitted by paytonc on Sat, 05/12/2007 - 4:58pmBefore you leave for CNU XV, make sure that you read up on how to get around Philadelphia, print off a map of CNU XV