CNU Salons
Joel Kotkin's New Geography Celebrates CNU 20
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 9:00amWinter Park, FL author Richard Reep, a writer for Joel Kotkin's New Geography website, came to CNU 20 to critically examine the "excellent accomplishments of CNU20 attendees: a credible car/pedestrian strategy, some fine looking new communities, and perhaps best of all, a body of hard-won knowledge about town-making for citizen education"
High-Rises and New Urbanists: How to Attack Both
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 8:33amI realize that high-rises aren't perfect. They may consume more energy than smaller buildings, and under the wrong circumstances, high-rises can coexist with bad urbanism (for example, a tall building in the middle of a suburban office park, or surrounded by ten-lane roads). Having said that, I do think some criticisms of tall buildings go overboard.
How Much Density Is Enough? It Depends
Submitted by MLewyn on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 11:43amLos Angeles has over 7000 people per square mile, yet doesn't have a reputation as a particularly walkable place. By contrast, I was pretty happy living without a car in Carbondale, IL (a small college town with 2178 people per square mile). How come?
12th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
Submitted by mikejersha on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:56amThe 12th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference will be held February 7-9, 2013 in Kansas City, MO. The gathering will bring together professionals and practitioners from various backgrounds in development, planning, engineering, and architecture to see what has been done the past year and what goals are to be accomplished throughout the next year.
Eye on the Street: May 18th, 2012
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 8:37am
Ibiza, courtesy of Andres Duany.
Watch Richard Florida's CNU 20 Friday Night Plenary
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 05/17/2012 - 11:29pmagainst "sustainability" (the word, not the policy)
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 1:45pm(cross-posted with my personal blog)
Literally (i.e. in normal, non-jargon English) “sustainable” means that it is capable of being sustained over time, whether it is good or bad.
But in environmentalist jargon, “sustainable” means “environmentally friendly” or “non-polluting.” It seems to me that this jargon creates a completely unnecessary barrier between professional environmentalists/planners and the rest of humanity.
How not to make public transit tourist-friendly
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 05/15/2012 - 10:28amAfter CNU, I rode Tri-Rail and Miami-Dade transit to visit a friend in Miami Beach. The Tri-Rail trip was fine; Miami-Dade transit, however, was more of an adventure.
Watch First + Main's Two-Part Series "CNU 20: Confessions" and "CNU 20: Dreams"
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 5:09pm
CNU20 Dreams from First+Main Media on Vimeo.