Congress

John Norquist's Congressional Testimony on Neighborhoods & Transportation Networks

Testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Urban Development ... read more »

New Urbanists see ally in HUD Secretary Donovan

Shaun Donovan set out an impressive agenda for HUD at his speech last week to the NYU Furman Center ... read more »

New York Times: A Pitch for Mass Transit

Unlike President Bush, Barack Obama is going to enter office with a clear appreciation of the urgent problems of climate change and America’s growing dependency on foreign oil — and a strong commi ... read more »

Sound Stimulus: How Congress Can Find and Fund the Roads that Reduce Our Oil Addiction and Improve Our Quality of Life

With input from the incoming Obama Administration, Congress is now building a stimulus bill that will likely result in the largest investment in U.S. ... read more »

Attention AICPers seeking CM credits

If you are AICP and want to receive credits for attending CNU XVI please visit www.planning.org, and login. The sessions that are registered for credit and you can sign up there. ... read more »

Norman Garrick releases new parking study

CNU Board member and his student Wesley Marshall released a new study on the benefits of Street Parking for downtowns. ... read more »

From Austin to Evanston, is 'Loose Tower Disease' spreading?

A contentious debate is under way in my hometown, Evanston, Illinois, where developers James Klutznick and Tim Anderson propose building a new condominium tower downtown across Church Street from the ... read more »

The Gourds

Last night one of my favorite bands graced us with their music at the CNU Dinner. ... read more »

John Norquist, Hank Ditmar preview CNU XVI themes

Austin welcomes the 16th annual CNU Congress to town. And it seems the timing couldn't be better, both for Austin and for the big themes in sustainability. ... read more »

CNUXVI to offer more AIA, AICP, and ASLA credits than ever before

Architects, planners, and landscapers, rejoice! ... read more »