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TED's City 2.0 Project Names CNU as a Top Resource
Submitted by kapoppel on Thu, 06/28/2012 - 2:57pmTED's City 2.0 focuses on stories, actions, and more from citizens and organizations all over the world for the betterment of the 'future city.' These provide as an inspiration for others. Recently, CNU was named as a top resource for the City 2.0 project, promoting the making of cities into 'better... read more »
CNU Named to Top 20 International Urban Planning Websites: Giants of Urban Planning,
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 06/05/2012 - 10:38amCNU is honored to be included on the list of "Top 20 International Urban Planning Websites: Giants of Urban Planning," as judged by Global Site Plans.
Read the full listing at the GSP site here.
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National Call-In Day for Transportation Bill - Call Today and Make Your Voice Heard
Submitted by mikejersha on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 2:09pmAttention to all of our loyal CNU members; today is the National Call-In Day for a Transportation Bill. At this very moment, the House of Representatives and Senate Conference Committees are meeting to develop a final transportation bill.
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USA Today - Military planners want to make bases worldwide more walkable
Submitted by mikejersha on Wed, 05/23/2012 - 12:51pmNew Urbanism has reached a new type of community in its attempt to promote healthy, walkable places: military bases. The traditionally auto-centric suburban design of bases is clearly inefficient, where thousands of empty parking spaces are common, and the overall developed area is equivalent to the... read more »
12th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
Submitted by mikejersha on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 11:56amThe 12th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference will be held February 7-9, 2013 in Kansas City, MO. The gathering will bring together professionals and practitioners from various backgrounds in development, planning, engineering, and architecture to see what has been done the past year and ... read more »
Jeff Tumlin to speak on “Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities”
Submitted by mikejersha on Wed, 04/18/2012 - 11:00amOn Tuesday May 1, 2012 at 6PM Jeff Tumlin of the transportation planning and engineering firm Nelson/Nygaard will be discussing his new book, Sustainable Transportation Planning: Tools for Creating Vibrant, Healthy, and Resilient Communities, as part of CNU NorCal's Speaker Series. The event wi... read more »
Richard Louv to Speak at DePaul University April 19th
Submitted by mikejersha on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 11:55amRichard Louv, author of The Nature Principle, will be speaking at DePaul University on Thursday, April 19th. He will be discussing various aspects of The Nature Principle, most notably his work on why both kids and adults need encounters with nature to live healthy lives.
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An Urban Design E-Course for Planners by Emily Talen, PhD, FAICP
Submitted by mikejersha on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 10:40am
Emily Talen, PhD, FAICP, is now offering an e-course for urban planners based on her book Urban Design Reclaimed: Tools,Techniques and Strategies for Planners that is an no-experience-necessary introductory course on urban design. The course focuses on basic map creation through open source GI... read more »
EPA Smart Growth Webinar Tuesday April 10th with Normal, IL Mayor Chris Koos
Submitted by mikejersha on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 4:53pmEPA's Office of Sustainable Communities will present a Smart Growth Webinar April 6th, 2012 from 3:00 - 4:00 EST featuring Mayor Chris Koos and Town Planner Mercy Davison from Normal, IL to discuss a recent plan that converted an inefficient traffic situation into a new vibrant and e... read more »
Rail-Volution 2012 Call for Speakers
Submitted by mikejersha on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 11:09amRail-Volution 2012: Building Livable Communities with Transit is coming up in October, but the deadline for proposals to speak at the summit is this Friday, March 30, 2012. Make sure to submit your proposal today in order to take part in this wonderful event that prides itself on spreading know... read more »