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Environmental Law and Road Widening: A New Ruling in Wisconsin

A federal district court in Wisconsin recently ruled that Wisconssin highway officials failed to prepare an adequate environmental impact statement about a proposed highway widening in Milwaukee.   ... read more »

As We Head to Madison for CNU 19, CNU Wisconsin Becomes 16th CNU Chapter.

This couldn't have been scripted any better; right on the cusp of CNU 19's start in Madison comes official word that CNU Wisconsin is now the 16th Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism. And though the WI Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism began forming this spring, we now officially... read more »

Mayor Norquist Heads Back to Milwaukee to Inaugurate WI-Chapter of CNU

The WI Chapter of the Congress for the New Urbanism formed this spring in support of the national Congress for the New Urbanism. To help inaugurate their first event, CNU WI proudly hosts former Mayor of Milwaukee, and current President of the Congress for the New Urbanism, John Norquist. Norquist,... read more »

Spotlight Shines on William Cronon

As we reported here just a few days back, William Cronon - University of Wisconsin–Madison history professor, author of Nature's Metropolis, and ... read more »

William Cronon, CNU 19 Opening Plenary Speaker, Shapes the News

Alongside works such as Donald L. Miller's City of the Century and Bessie Louise Pierce's voluminous A History of Chicago, University of Wisconsin–Madison professor William Cronon's Nature's Metropolis is one of the definitive texts about the historical and natural forces behind the shaping of Chi... read more »

CNU President & CEO John Norquist Joins Roundtable on "Chicago Tonight"

CNU President & CEO John Norquist joined a roundtable discussion on ... read more »

High-Speed urbanism: The push against an airport HSR station in Madison

Thankfully, it seems clear that livability and sustainable transportation planning are part of Obama and DOT head Ray LaHood’s plan for Ameri ... read more »