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John Norquist Commentary: Cities as Cradles of Progressivism?
Submitted by Gary Scott on Fri, 05/16/2014 - 12:00amThis article was originally posted on Public Sector Inc
By John Norquist
Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia once said that there is no Republican or Democratic way to pick up garbage, and he’s still largely right. Most mayors focus much more on service delivery than ideology. There is just too much to do on... read more »
Proteus - New Urbanism Ideas From and For the Middle East
Submitted by wajdighoussoub on Wed, 06/19/2013 - 8:51amWhat could possibly have taken me to Salt Lake City (SLC) in Utah, United States? Shock put to rest: it was the 21st Congress for New Urbanism (CNU 21), which was held there from May 28th till June 1st. Dozens of experts in and even just supporters (like yours truly) of New Urbanism gathered in such... read more »
Grady Clay 1916 - 2013
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/20/2013 - 9:13pm
Grady Clay’s lifetime passion for journalism has strengthened the collective image of the urban landscape. He was editor of Landscape Architecture magazine from 1960 through 1985 and also worked as urban affairs editor for the Louisville Courier-Post and authored the book Close-Up: How to Read th... read more »
Fresh Water: Florida's Increasingly Scarce Resource
Submitted by Dylan on Mon, 02/18/2013 - 12:42pmFresh water is something that is generally not thought about, or at the very least taken for granted, by the typical Florida resident. But where does Florida's fresh water actually come from? Well, the answer to this question is that most of Florida's fresh water comes from either the un... read more »
Serenbe Institute Awarded an Our Town Grant from the NEA
Submitted by kapoppel on Tue, 07/17/2012 - 2:56pmThe following is a press release from The Serenbe Institute, a 1,000 acre sustainable community located near Atlanta:
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Southeast Florida Creates a Plan for Sustainable Development Using New Urbanism Principles
Submitted by kapoppel on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 2:44pm“We get to pull the lens back far enough to have an opportunity to make the place more prosperous and a nicer place to live." Victor Dover (Miami Herald)
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A New Urbanist’s Pilgrimage (Part I): Rosemary Beach.
Submitted by erin.chantry on Fri, 06/01/2012 - 4:54pmThis Memorial Day weekend I had the opportunity to go the hotbed of New Urbanism on the 30A coast in the Panhandle of Florida. Of course I was thrilled to finally see what many consider to be the foundation of New Urbanism and the development that catapulted Duany Plater-Zyberk (DPZ) into architectu... read more »
Why I brag about CNU
Submitted by KKlinkenberg on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 11:21amIn my recent move to a new employer (Olsson Associates, for those of you curious), I highlighted my years of involvement with CNU as a key positive. Why do I do this? What's special about CNU, compared to other professional organizations like AIA, APA, or even ULI?
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A New Country within an Old Country?
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 10/14/2011 - 7:48amThe following is a guest post from renowned architect Leonardo Fajngold, of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Fajngold writes of the virtues of urbanism and the opportunities within the current crisis to reorient placemaking towards long-lasting and equitable utility.
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New Urban Mom
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Mon, 03/28/2011 - 10:49amOne of the great benefits of New Urbanism is how its design principles foster greater community engagement and conversation. A wonderful site from Sharon McMillan, http://newurbanmom.com, illustrates this tenet in action.
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