Feature...
Join CNU!Be a Part of the Movement»»» 
Planning
The Legacy of Levittown
Submitted by erin.chantry on Sat, 01/19/2013 - 3:55pm
After finishing Levittown: Two Families, One Tycoon, and the Fight for Civil Rights by David Kushner, I have spent the past week educating myself in the Levitt Brothers and their enormous contribution to housing, land use, and race relations in America.
By David Kushner
... read more »
Lake County Doesnt Get it
Submitted by Javi2929 on Wed, 01/16/2013 - 11:33amLake County Doesnt Get it.
... read more »
"Quality of Life"- A Term With Lots of Meanings
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 12:12pmI am in the middle of Jeff Speck's Walkable City, and noticed his statement that walkable cities "provide a better quality of life." (p. 70). But when I lived in car-oriented cities like Jacksonville and Atlanta, I talked to more than one ex-northerner who said they preferred the "quality of l... read more »
yet another way to look at density
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 12/13/2012 - 10:20amSome commentators note that the Los Angeles metropolitan area has more people per square mile than other regions, and use this alleged fact as an argument why density doesn't affect a region's level of car dependency. One region this argument is silly is that Los Angeles density is quite diffe... read more »
Against "Community Character"
Submitted by MLewyn on Mon, 12/03/2012 - 10:25amIn an interesting article entitled "The Case for Listening to NIMBYs", Kaid Benfield mentions "that municipal planners would benefit by being more sensitive to building types that fit well with existing neighborhood character." He writes that pro-infill planners should encourage such infill ... read more »
The Onion Or San Francisco Chronicle? Hard To Tell The Difference
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 11/28/2012 - 3:10pmToday's headline: "S.F. Called Model For Affordable Housing."
Really? The same San Francisco where the average house is worth over $800,000 (about eleven times the median household income)? At first glance, the story seems at least as insane as any of the comedy stories on the Onion.
... read more »
Amish Country: Just How Fast are Amish Communities Growing?
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 7:55amThe following post comes courtesy of Global Site Plans' The Grid. CNU and Global Site Plans recently teamed up to syndicate Grid content, as its contingent of writers present a view on the opportunities and issues of urbanization all across the world. CNU will carry selec... read more »
A City Center for the People: Athens, Greece
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 4:27amThe following post comes courtesy of Global Site Plans' The Grid. CNU and Global Site Plans recently teamed up to syndicate Grid content, as its contingent of writers present a view on the opportunities and issues of urbanization all across the world. CNU will carry select posts ... read more »
Playing for Greener Streets in Vancouver, Canada
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 4:13amThe following post comes courtesy of Global Site Plans' The Grid. CNU and Global Site Plans recently teamed up to syndicate Grid content, as its contingent of writers present a view on the opportunities and issues of urbanization all across the world. CNU will carry select posts ... read more »
Just One Way for a Bus Rapid Transit System in Buenos Aires?
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 3:57amThe following post comes courtesy of Global Site Plans' The Grid. CNU and Global Site Plans recently teamed up to syndicate Grid content, as its contingent of writers present a view on the opportunities and issues of urbanization all across the world. CNU will carry select posts ... read more »