CNU Salons
Taking to the Street: Redefining Public Space in Vancouver, British Columbia
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Thu, 02/07/2013 - 4:38pmThe Potential of Small Town Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Wed, 02/06/2013 - 3:14pmFrom Carpooling to Transit: A Multimodal Carpooling Application in Montreal, Canada
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Tue, 02/05/2013 - 3:45pmHIGHWAYS TO BOULEVARDS BLOG: Interview with Peter Park
Submitted by Alex McKeag on Tue, 02/05/2013 - 3:02pmThis post is a part of CNU’s new Highways to Boulevards Blog series, which features interview summaries and insights from some of the best minds at the frontline of our Highways to Boulevards Initiative.
CNU recently sat down with Peter Park, Milwaukee’s former and Denver’s current planning director, about his experiences removing the Park East Freeway and spurring economic growth in downtown Milwaukee. A summary of the project can be found here.
Lessons From Fukushima
Submitted by Dylan on Tue, 02/05/2013 - 8:30amNuclear energy very clearly is not safe, and so therefore we should very obviously be exploring other forms of renewable energies to power New Urbanist communities as you can very clearly see in the image to the right. What you are very clearly looking at is a cloud of hot particles of radioactive cesium, cobalt, and iodine 131, just to name a few, that wafted in the breeze and clouds over the Pacific Ocean and into the United States where it rained down in the form of nuclear fallout onto our homes and farm lands.
Certifiably Sustainable Neighborhoods: LEED for Neighborhood Development
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 8:10pmRevamping the Riverfront, the Buena Vista, Colorado Way
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Mon, 02/04/2013 - 8:08pmFarmton, FL: A New Opportunity To Prove What Can Be Accomplished For the Environment Through New Urbanism / Regional Planning
Submitted by Dylan on Sun, 02/03/2013 - 2:18pmRecently a New Urbanist community comprehensive plan has been proposed and found to be in compliance by the courts in Volusia County, Florida. This New Urbanist community comprehensive plan rests on a tract of land called Farmton. This tract of land has historically been agricultural lands for the production of trees, especially pines. It is also in an environmentally sensitive area.