CNU Salons
Beyond Belief: The Delaney Street Underground in New York’s Lower East Side
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Sat, 02/02/2013 - 11:26amEd Koch
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/02/2013 - 12:09amEd Koch was the right Mayor at the right time for NYC. John Lindsay and Abe Beame had groveled for bailouts trying to get America to feel sorry for the Big Apple. When Koch became Mayor he would have none of it. He said, "I'm from New York City you gotta a problem with that?" He was arrogant and NYC needed arrogant. He also added thousands of houses to the Bronx turning around its decline. He had faults. Who doesn't? But he breathed confidence back into a city that works better thinking of itself as the greatest place on Earth.
A Conversation with Author and Former Miami Mayor Manny Diaz
Submitted by Alex McKeag on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 3:29pm
To view the e-vite online, visit http://www.miami.edu/communications/evites/des/diaz/index.html
Revitalizing Claiborne Avenue: Tools and Opportunities for Residents on February 20
Submitted by Caitlin Ghoshal on Fri, 02/01/2013 - 1:25pmFree and open to the public. RSVP by clicking here.
How Bout Them Apples? Chicago Rarities Orchard Project Claims Public Space for Heirloom Produce
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 5:45pmA Midwest City Ranks Top of the Natural Resources Defense Council Smarter Cities for Transportation
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 5:44pmTempe, Arizona Struggles to Provide Vast Bicycle Infrastructure
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 5:42pmThere's Plenty Of Sunlight To Be Harvested In Pavones, Costa Rica
Submitted by Dylan on Thu, 01/31/2013 - 2:17pmCosta Rica is one of those countries that is leading the way in renewable energy istallation and production. The country intends to become the first carbon-neutral country by the year 2021. In 2008, oil contributed to only 8% of the country's total electrical power generation capacity. Hydroelectric is the primary source of energy for the country, generating 81% of the total power generation. Wind generated energy contributes the same amount as oil for the country- 8%.
An Animated Transit-Oriented Romance
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 11:12pmFeeling like you could use a good boost of pro-transit, pro-urban romance to brighten up your day? Go online and see Paperman (link here), an Oscar-nominated short in which a romance arises on a downtown train that looks an awful lot like Chicago's El.
Creating A 50-Year Regional Plan For Southeast Florida
Submitted by Dylan on Wed, 01/30/2013 - 8:43pmRecently in 2012, a 50-year plan has begun to be devised for the sustainable development of the next 50 years of one of the most densely populated regions in the United States- Southeast Florida. The plan is called seven50, and can be largely accredited to CNU.