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Sprawl and Obesity: NYC as a case study
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 10/28/2012 - 9:22pmThe City Data web page contains, among other things, county-by-county statistics on obesity. Because each New York borough is a county, I thought that looking at New York might be more informative than looking at other metro areas where a county can include a wide range of cities and suburbs.... read more »
Nickolai Group is Selected as Exclusive Agent for Woodbury Village, a 130 Acre Transit-Oriented Development Site
Submitted by kapoppel on Tue, 07/24/2012 - 2:33pmThe Nickolai Group at Prudential Douglas Elliman has been awarded the title of exclusive listing agent for the largest transit oriented development in New York- Woodbury Village. Woodbury is a 130 acre site located between to the New York Thruway (I-87,) Conrail, Route 17M, and Averill Avenue. The s... read more »
Empire State Future
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 5:43pmAwareness of New Urbanism and the Smart Growth gospel continue to spread in The Empire State.
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Streetfilms Takes on Highway Removal with CNU's John Norquist
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 03/29/2011 - 2:15pmThe latest edition of Streetfilms' "Moving Beyond the Automobile" series takes a look at Highway Removal.
CNU's John Norquist sets the stage:
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The Nature of Cities
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 03/02/2011 - 2:41pmCities are often derided as places of congestion, crowds and concrete. The truth is that within each of those elements reside dynamism, diversity and design. The nature of cities is to blend different environments, ideas and peoples to produce a mixture of places for exchange and interaction.
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Stimulus grant puts NYC’s Moynihan Station on the right track
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Wed, 02/24/2010 - 12:03pmLast week, federal transportation secretary Ray LaHood announced $1.5 billion worth of grants to assist 51 pending transportation projects in 41 states and the District of Columbia. None will be
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Green Metropolis: David Owen's Urban Manifesto
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 10:46amIt's not news to the CNU audience that rural utopias usually aren't as environmentally benign as they seem, while urban places - compact, walkable cities, suburbs, and towns - encourage lifestyles tha
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New York-to-A.C. trains start Feb. 6
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 9:18amNew York-to-A.C. trains start Feb. 6
By Paul Nussbaum
Inquirer Staff Writer
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yes, a city can get families
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 03/22/2007 - 10:20pmSome people have argued that even if compact cities are terrific at attracting single people, they will never attract well-off families. But an article in today's N.Y, Times
(at http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/23/nyregion/23kid.html) suggests that if a city is attractive enough and compact enough, i... read more »