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From his grave, ten minutes by subway from CNU XV, Walt Whitman challenges New Urbanists
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sat, 05/05/2007 - 9:26pmFrom his Grave in Camden, New Jersey, Walt Whitman's Challenge to XV New Urbanists.
Talk a 1/2 mile picture walk from the Hi Speed Rail Rand Transportation Center, to the waterfront. In this aprox. 15 minute walk, passing Walt Whitman's House, a National Landmark, you will see New Urbanism's greates... read more »
Farther, faster? Not anymore
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Mon, 04/23/2007 - 1:19pmProgress in transportation is stalling as technology lags and suburban sprawl ties things up.
By Paul Nussbaum
Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer
After centuries of ever-faster travel, the triumph of technology over time seems to have stalled. The expectation that each generation will be not only b... read more »
A Speech by HRH The Prince of Wales to the British Home Builders Federation
Submitted by HDittmar on Sun, 03/11/2007 - 3:39amA speech by HRH The Prince of Wales to mark a joint initiative between The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment and the Home Builders Federation, Shoreditch, London
1st February 2007
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so glad that you could join me today.
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Camden, New Jersey is on the CNU XV Program
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Thu, 02/22/2007 - 11:20pmCamden, New Jersey is the greatest challenge New Urbanism will ever face. Camden has the highest poverty rate in the nation. It's urban landscape is horribly bleak. Yet it arguably has the best undeveloped location assets in the country.
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Could T.O.D. unfairly displace retailers?
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 10/12/2006 - 3:54pmAlan Ehrenhalt’s Assessments column in the September issue of Governing looks bittersweetly at the phenomenon of transit-oriented gentrification. The used bookstore Ehrenhalt’s daughter works at, smack between Minneapolis and St. Paul, will soon front a light rail station. Its owner fears the hi... read more »
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