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Water Usage by Land Use
Submitted by mhathorne on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 5:34pmI am trying to dig up some information about averages of water usage based on different land uses. Does anyone have any information along these lines that they could share?
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The climate benefits of smart growth may be far greater than we have thought
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 2:46pmThose of us who focus on the ability of compact regional and neighborhood development patterns to reduce the need to drive so much – and that has certainly included me – are missing some important
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Energy Consumption: Map Illustrates U.S Energy Use, With a Global Perspective
Submitted by abanks on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 10:28amIn his article entitled ... read more »
Holiday humor from WKRP
Submitted by Jon Davis on Wed, 11/25/2009 - 2:27pmBummer about the birds, but what strip mall doesn't deserve something like this?
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Interchanges as Civic Sculpture?
Submitted by norabeck on Tue, 11/10/2009 - 11:06amDid Phil Patton get off on the wrong ramp and miss the discussion over the past 20 or so years?
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An Indy neighborhood could become a model of smart, green revitalization – so where are the enviros?
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 2:39pmLast week I had the honor of being one of seven smart growth types recruited by the American Institute of Architects to work with the city of Indianapolis and community residents on the model revitali
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Studies Show New Urbanism Good For Health
Submitted by abanks on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 9:34amWith CNU’s 2010 Atlanta Congress: New Urbanism: Rx for Healthy Places on the horizon, New Urbanism’s connection to the health industry has never been stronge
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From Master Plan to Specs: Sustainable Design in Detail
Submitted by abanks on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 11:41amAs planners, and advocates for healthier place making and urbanism, we often talk about the importance of scale.
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Beloved and Abandoned: A Platting Named Portland - read before Transportation Summit Nov 4-6 in Portland
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 11:19amFor those coming to the CNU Transportation Summit Nov 4-6 in Portland, OR http://www.cnu.org/transportation2009, I'd like to recommend that you read the discussion on Planetizen titled Beloved and Aba
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LEED-ND Dilemma
Submitted by burlesona on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 4:31pmHi everyone,
I'm working on a project in the Houston region, and we're interested in going for LEED-ND certification. I've run into a problem, however, and I was wondering if anyone had constructive thoughts on what we might be able to do about it. We're land planners primarily, and haven't done any... read more »