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Trailer for "Sprawling from Grace, Driven to Madness"
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 06/06/2007 - 10:44amCheck out the trailer for a new feature-length documentary film from EMotion Pictures. The film explores the negative impact of sprawl on the nation’s largest cities and the promise of transit-oriented development as an alternative. It includes conversations with Peter Calthorpe, Shelley Poticha, ... read more »
CNU XV Blog, Part 13: fire departments and skinny streets
Submitted by MLewyn on Sat, 05/19/2007 - 8:34pmFor most of Saturday morning and early afternoon I was at historic Mikveh Israel synagogue (www.mikvehisrael.org), site of America's second oldest (I think) Jewish congregation- so I missed more CNU s
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A Session on Parking Packs 'Em In
Submitted by Ruth Walker on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 4:31pmWhat does this say about the importance of parking as an issue for New Urbanists?
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Putting Traffic in Its Place: Using the ITE/CNU Design Manual
Submitted by rfelsing on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 12:21pmNow comes the hard part. Putting the new ITE/CNU manual into practice is where--forgive me--the rubber hits the road.
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CNU XV Blog, Part 10: highways
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 12:13pmThis morning, there was a great panel on expressways, focusing on the removal of riverfront expressways that cut off downtowns from rivers.
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CNU XV Blog, Part 6.5: Does the Trolley Matter?
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 5:56pmOne issue that came to me after the Girard Avenue trolley tour was: does the trolley matter? Will it really make Brewerytown or Northern Liberties more appealing?
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Maybe a Little Congestion Isn't the Worst Thing That Can Happen
Submitted by Ruth Walker on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 4:44pmSometimes it helps when the state department of transportation runs out of money.
That's what Allen Biehler, secretary of transportation for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, seemed to suggest Thursday morning. He was speaking as part of the panel "Putting Traffic in Its Place: Using the New CNU/ITE... read more »
"Designing Cities for People"
Submitted by Joe Menard on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 11:37amMore than just a New Urbanist priority, urban sustainability and livability are issues examined by Lester R. Brown of the Earth Policy Institute in his recent book Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble. In this excerpt, Brown compares transportation priorities of t... read more »
The Video that helped kill Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct
Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 05/01/2007 - 10:14amSeattle Green Building activist Bert Gregory helped produce this video.They didn't have $ to buy much time, but the TV stations couldn't resist it- classic guerilla tactic.
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Farther, faster? Not anymore
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Mon, 04/23/2007 - 1:19pmProgress in transportation is stalling as technology lags and suburban sprawl ties things up.
By Paul Nussbaum
Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer
After centuries of ever-faster travel, the triumph of technology over time seems to have stalled. The expectation that each generation will be not only b... read more »