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Green Metropolis: David Owen's Urban Manifesto
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 10:46amIt's not news to the CNU audience that rural utopias usually aren't as environmentally benign as they seem, while urban places - compact, walkable cities, suburbs, and towns - encourage lifestyles tha
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LEED-ND works well enough for now
Submitted by LucyGalbraith on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 6:19pmAs the local TOD-lady, I spend a lot of time trying to explain why transit needs good neighborhood development and why good neighborhood developments need transit.... read more »
Go Electronic, Go Green: Help CNU Save Paper and Money!
Submitted by crandell on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 5:37pmCNU members can now switch to an electronic New Urban News subscription to reduce paper waste and save CNU money.
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We shouldn’t need LEED-ND, but we do
Submitted by TomRichman on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 2:37pmFor over four years as a Core Committee member representing CNU, I participated in the drafting of LEED-ND. It was mind-numbing, complicated, and tedious.... read more »
NRDC's Smarter Cities Project Wants Your Input on Sustainability Criteria
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 11:11amAs some of you may know, Smarter Cities is an initiative that ranks US cities on a number of key sustainability criteria as well as on overall sustainabili
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An Introduction to LEED-ND for CNU Members
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:49amTo encourage informed participation in the LEED-ND vote, the CNU DC Chapter has released An Introduction to LEED-ND for CNU Members.
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LEED-ND issues
Submitted by Steve Mouzon on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 1:44pmNora Beck asked me to post some of my thoughts about the LEED-ND rating system in advance of the upcoming member ballot.
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Have you logged into cnu.org lately?
Submitted by norabeck on Thu, 07/16/2009 - 1:36pmThe upcoming LEED-ND Member Ballot will be conducted through the cnu.org website.... read more »
Making Smart Urbanism Even Greener with LID
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 07/13/2009 - 10:25amMy NRDC colleague Rachel Sohmer has produced a wonderful slide show illustrating how low-impact-development techniques for reducing stormwater runoff (sometimes called "green infrastructure") can succ
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Let's lead the paradigm shift in landscape design and bring back ecosystem services
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 4:22pmI rode my bike the few blocks down SW 10th Street in Portland to the Pearl District to take in the excitement of First Thursday gallery openings on a warm summer evening.
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