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Snapshots from Day One of 2012 CNU Transportation Summit
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Mon, 09/10/2012 - 10:06am
CNU Transportation Summit Kicks Off
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Making CNU 21 more accessible
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 07/26/2012 - 10:21amI recently ran across one of the CNU 20 panels on Youtube. As useful as it was, I'm not sure how many hours I want to spend in front of a computer screen trying to keep my attention on a video presentation. I started to wonder: is there a way for people to access CNU panels without spend... read more »
Mayberry: Is Small Town America a Myth?
Submitted by erin.chantry on Sat, 07/14/2012 - 3:09pmIt's true that the American icon of Mayberry was well before my time, but as a native North Carolinian it certainly has been indoctrinated into my personal culture and maybe even identity. Fictional Mayberry, North Carolina was in almost every American's living room for nearly a decade, and many mor... read more »
Congress Review: Rainwater Speed Presentation Night
Submitted by Bryant Au on Tue, 06/26/2012 - 11:29amHere's a recap of the Rainwater-in-Context Speed Presentation at CNU 20. CNU members cruised through a variety of topics in our Rainwater-in-Context initiative in in just over an hour. New urbanists discuss how to capture and better utilize one of our important natural resource.
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Semantics: Redevelopment vs. Regeneration
Submitted by erin.chantry on Thu, 06/21/2012 - 9:41pmI received my urban design and planning education in England, which sometimes leads to little, yet awkward, misunderstandings. It has been a slight challenge to get comfortable in the drastic differences between the two planning systems, but mostly I have made peace with the translations. Howeve... read more »
A New Urbanist’s Pilgrimage (Part II): Seaside.
Submitted by erin.chantry on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 7:09pmAfter I wallowed in Duany’s crowning achievement for 4 days, I finally headed down the 30A to spend a day where it all started. I of course was aware of Seaside’s legacy, celebration, and the bouts of criticism its endured over the last few decades (even by its own creators.) I kne... read more »
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 »
Joel Kotkin's New Geography Celebrates CNU 20
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 05/22/2012 - 9:00amWinter Park, FL author Richard Reep, a writer for Joel Kotkin's New Geography website, came to CNU 20 to critically examine the "excellent accomplishments of CNU20 attendees: a credible car/pedestrian strategy, some fine looking new communities, and perhaps best of all, a body of hard-won knowledg... read more »
Watch Richard Florida's CNU 20 Friday Night Plenary
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Watch First + Main's Two-Part Series "CNU 20: Confessions" and "CNU 20: Dreams"
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 05/12/2012 - 5:09pm
CNU20 Dreams from First+Main Media on Vimeo.
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