CNU Salons
Building Boom: A Community Grows Outside of Fannie Mae Financing
Submitted by Heather Smith on Thu, 08/04/2011 - 10:26amMy first home was my dream. A newly rehabbed condo right on the beach and a block from transit. The developer owned the building for 12 years and he and a work crew were slowly transitioning a former rental building into condos, doing 3-4 units per year over ten years. Some long-time tenants were moving upstairs or across the hall while their homes were being rehabbed and turned into condos.
Steve Coyle : "Back in the US, Notes from the West Bank"
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 08/03/2011 - 11:12amUpdate 09/09/11: The following is an update from Donna Baranski-Walker on the West Bank charrette Steve Coyle helped lead earlier this year:
Eye on the Street: August 2, 2011
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 08/02/2011 - 11:33amFrom CNU member and photog extraordinaire Art Cueto: "Sharing the road in Southern Cali. 2nd Street, Belmont Shore, Long Beach, CA."
CNU-Illinois to Head Down the Bloomingdale Trail
Submitted by MichelleLee on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 11:46amJoin CNU-Illinois and special guests for a walk down Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail.
Get the street-level view of Chicago's "High Line Brought Down to Earth."
RSVP and further info on the flyer below.
Raquel Nelson Granted New Trial
Submitted by MichelleLee on Thu, 07/28/2011 - 1:06pmUpdate 08/04/2011: It has come to our attention that the Raquel Nelson Legal Defense Fund does not appear to be set up at present. Details will be updated as facts are found.
The Sprawl Repair Manual Earns Silver Award From The National Association of Real Estate Editors
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 5:28pmCongratulations to Galina Tachieva is due!
Webcast of CNU 19's NU101: Introduction to the Principles of New Urbanism
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 3:20pmHave you checked in at the CNU Webcast Library yet?
Simply login to your CNU.org account, and tap into the incredible knowledge base found at CNU 19 and CNU 18 by accessing audio-or-video-enabled webcasts of nearly all the sessions from the event.
Applications Extended for Archeworks 2011-2012 Program
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 1:33pmBack in April, we had posted a notice from our friends at Archeworks concerning their application process for their 2011-12 program. In case you missed it, the design organization has extended their application process till August 15th. Read below for the most recent specs from Archeworks on their program:
USE YOUR DESIGN SKILLS TO DRIVE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Eye on the Street: July 20, 2011
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 9:44amA view of Sarah St., South Side Flats, Pittsburgh, PA. (Go Bucs!)
Stop Putting Pedestrians to Blame: The Case of Raquel Nelson
Submitted by MichelleLee on Tue, 07/19/2011 - 4:37pmUpdate 07/26/2011: In a hearing room at Cobb County State Court today, Raquel Nelson was sentenced by a jury to 40 hours of community service and 12 months' probation in the vehicular manslaughter case against her. As outlined in the post below, Nelson is the mother of 4-year-old A.J.