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Starchitects and The Bilbao Effect: New Urbanism's Role
Submitted by Mitchell Bobman on Tue, 06/04/2013 - 10:53amThe employment of “starchitects” in modern cities has seen a drastic change over the past few decades.
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage Shuts Down Gateway 1 Project
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 03/03/2011 - 2:01amIn news from Maine this week, recently inaugurated Republican Gov. Paul LePage has issued a directive to shut down the regional development plan known as Gateway 1.
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More evidence emerges: Sprawl lengthens emergency response times
Submitted by Jon Davis on Tue, 11/24/2009 - 4:25pmSuburban sprawl is hurting Emergency Medical Service response times, according to a new study released by University of Virginia researchers and published in the November 2009 edition of the ... read more »
Charlotte case study links street connectivity with faster response time, greater efficiency for emergency services
Submitted by logannash on Mon, 08/03/2009 - 4:54pmIn the past, New Urbanists and some fire departments have been at odds over street design.
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Act Now to Make Sure the CLEAN TEA amendment — and Federal Support for Connected Street Networks — are in the Climate Bill
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 4:57pmSpecial message from John Norquist:
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Virginia adopts innovative smart streets rules
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 03/23/2009 - 1:15pmUnder the leadership of governor Tim Kaine, the Commonwealth of Virginia has adopted new requirements designed to make n
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Beyond the stimulus: whither communities in the next transportation bill?
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Fri, 02/13/2009 - 9:45amI am immensely grateful to my colleagues at NRDC and in the broader smart growth movement for being on top of what's been going on in the stimulus negotiations, particularly with respect to transporta
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Connected Streets and Emergency Response
Submitted by mbittner on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 3:28pmWhile the environmental, social, and even
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"How will we know when an urban island has evolved into a true town center? When a walk to it is as pleasant as a walk in it."
Submitted by crandell on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 4:06pmRuss Sikes, founding member of the CNU North Texas Chapter writes in the Dallas Morning News about the need to provide better connectivity between islands of New Urbanism and surrounding suburban development.
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Street Connectivity and Crash Safety
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Thu, 08/09/2007 - 9:02amThis essay is the first attempt (to the best of my knowledge) to mount a comprehensive counterargument to intersection spacing standards on the grounds of crash safety. Comments and feedback are requested.
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