CNU Salons
Shrinking City Strategies
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 3:41pmRead the latest post at Citiwire by Roberta Brandes Gratz about shrinking cities. It may surprise you. Please share your thoughts on the issue.
Cincinnati Streetcar Moves Forward
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 2:40pmGood news from Cincinnati - they are moving ahead with plans for their streetcar. Read about it here at the Cininnati Enquirer.
George Brock Scott on Urbanizing Streets in Knoxville
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Wed, 05/04/2011 - 2:19pm
The following post was written by George Brock Scott:
Suburban Slums and the New Urbanism Antidote- a guest post by Sharon McMillan, the New Urban Mom
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 1:36pmSharon McMillan is the voice behind NewUrbanMom.com. The following is a guest post from her that examines how New Urbanism can act as a catalyst to reinvorgate and revitalize the moribund slums of suburban sprawl:
Takin' It to the Streets, Part III
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 05/03/2011 - 1:36pmArmed with a speed gun and a working knowledge of what it takes to make streets safe, CNU's Heather Smith recently set out on downtown Chicago to check the speeds of mid-morning traffic. This episode finds Smith braving the wide-open terrain of Wacker Dr., where "there's very little in the way of getting cars to slow down in terms of the built environment."
Stay tuned for more episodes of Takin' It to the Streets, and click through below to watch:
Takin' It to the Streets, Part III: "Faster on Wacker":
Stephen Coyle's Sustainable and Resilient Communities
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Mon, 05/02/2011 - 10:21amSustainable and Resilient Communities: A Comprehensive Action Plan for Towns, Cities, and Regions, the first book from Town Green-founder Stephen Coyle, is a hands-on, sleeves-up text that provides explicit prescriptions for how to fundamentally create the foundations for successful places.
Vitter Stands Up for Charity
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 2:33pmEye on the Street: April 29, 2011
Submitted by MattBerggren on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 9:25amToday's Eye on the Street comes from myself, Matt Berggren. I took this photo during my trip to Portland, Oregon. This is the bike parking outside Powell's Book Store. It shows Portland's committment to the bicycle. This year the city has had so many requests to turn parking spots into bike parking that they have not been able to keep up with demand!
Why I Attend the Congress | Sarah Lewis of Ferrell Madden Lewis LLC
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 04/29/2011 - 8:35amDeadline Extended for AuthentiCITY: The Madison Design Competition!
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 04/28/2011 - 9:06amGood news regarding the AuthentiCITY competition: