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NPR talk with Ellen Dunham Jones: Retrofitting Suburbia
Submitted by kapoppel on Thu, 06/21/2012 - 3:48pmEllen Dunham-Jones, CNU Board Chair, was recently featured on NPR's TED Radio Hour discussing America's suburbs. Making the case that "the biggest urban revitalization projects are in the suburbs, not downtown centers," Dunham-Jones clarifies that due to the building of the suburbs without thinking ... read more »
CNU Voices Featured Heavily in New York Times' Room for Debate Blog
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 10:41amThe recent New York Times article "Across Europe, Irking Drivers is Urban Policy" has sparked a series of follow-up debates on the Times' Room-for-Debate blog.
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New Edition of Dunham-Jones and Williamson's Retrofitting Suburbia Available; More Relevant than Ever
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Mon, 04/11/2011 - 10:00amWhen Ellen Dunham-Jones and June Williamson's Retrofitting Suburbia first appeared in 2009, the book seemed eerily prescient for a country still teetering on the economic edge and wondering what its landscape would look like upon waking.
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PRETROFIT: British fast-foodie chain's Chicago locale reminds us that retrofits need not be suburban
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 10:29amAfter blitzing New York City and dipping a toe into Washington, DC, Britain's trendy quick-serve foodie chain, Pret A Manger, has opened its first shop west of the Potomoc — in Chicago's Loop.
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Ellen Dunham-Jones speaks mall retrofits on NPR
Submitted by Dillon Goodson on Wed, 04/22/2009 - 1:57pmTo the tune of Robin Sparkles’ “Let’s Go to the Mall,” Ellen Dunham-Jones recently spoke abo
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TIME Magazine: Recycling Suburbia is #2 "Idea Changing the World Right Now"
Submitted by Dillon Goodson on Fri, 03/13/2009 - 3:31pmTIME Magazine recently released its list of the “10 Ideas Changing the World Right Now,” highlighting some of the progressive ideas reshaping the face of our global economy.
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