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What I Got Out of CNU 22
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 06/13/2014 - 4:45amMy favorite CNU 22 panel was one on street design. The panelists (including Victor Dover and John Massengale, authors of a new book on street design) discussed a variety of walkable streets. For me, the most memorable point was Massengale's discussion of a gigantic arterial in Barcelona;... read more »
Review of Emily Talen's book online
Submitted by MLewyn on Sat, 02/01/2014 - 9:17pmMy review of Emily Talen's book City Rules is now online. To briefly summarize the book: in addition to explaining how land use and street design regulations promote sprawl, Talen shows how those regulations have become stricter over time. In addition to addressing oft-discussed issues ... read more »
When One-Way Streets Go Bad
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 02/19/2013 - 5:31pmIn some places (e.g. Midtown Manhattan) one-way streets are relatively harmless. In others, one-ways turn streets into speedways, threatening pedestrian safety and gutting neighborhood businesses (since someone going 50 mph is going to be less likely to stop for any reason). How do you t... read more »
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 ge... read more »
Takin' It to the Streets, Part II: "The Slow Down on State St."
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 04/12/2011 - 2:00amArmed 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. Journey with Smith along State St., where the built environment informs a slowing effect on all its moving pa... read more »
Takin' It to the Streets, Part I: "Not Too Deadly"
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 04/06/2011 - 10:39amArmed 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. Follow along as Smith catalogs the speed of westbound traffic on Chicago's Adams St.
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Emergency Response and Street Design Initiative Report Released
Submitted by Johanna Bye on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 2:18pmSince 2008, the Congress for the New Urbanism has been working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Smart Growth program and fire marshals from across the nation to establish new street design standards that allow for narrower streets and increased connectivity.
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CNU's Emergency Response and Street Design Initiative
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Sat, 01/08/2011 - 10:24pmCNU is leading the charge to get new urbanists and firefighters to agree on a set of street design standards that are both attractive, useful, pedestrian-friendly and safer for all.
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Texas adopts CNU's context-sensitive streets guidance
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 4:59pmAs most people in the CNU family know, Texas has become the first state officially to adopt the comprehensive set of context-sensitive street design guidelines written by the CNU and the Institute of
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Public comments window open for fire code proposals
Submitted by Jon Davis on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 5:29pmCNU went 1-for-2 at the International Code Council’s fire code hearings in October 2009, but as ... read more »