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CNU Board Member Dhiru Thadani To Deliver the 10th Annual David Lewis Lecture on Urban Design
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 09/28/2011 - 12:29pmCNU Board Member Dhiru Thadani will deliver the tenth annual David Lewis Lecture on Urban Design at the Carnegie Museum of Art Theater in Pittsburgh on Monday, 3 October 2011, at 6:00 p.m.
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Senate Votes to Maintain Funding for the Partnership for Sustainable Communities!
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:44amAn update from Smart Growth America President & CEO Geoff Anderson on this week's Senate vote that preserved funding for the Partnership for Sustainable Communities! Anderson thanks all who called their Senators and voiced their support for the PSC. And as he writes below, the work continues a... read more »
Don’t X Out Public Transportation Day
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 09/20/2011 - 12:38pmOur friends at the Metropolitan Planning Council invited CNU to participate in Don't X Out Public Transportation Day here in Chicago. Chicagoans, read below for the details on today's event, courtesy of the MPC. And for those of you outside Chicagoland, find a rally to attend today and tell Congress... read more »
Urgent: Call your Senators TODAY to save the Partnership for Sustainable Communities
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Mon, 09/19/2011 - 11:26amThe following is an open letter from Smart Growth America President & CEO Geoff Anderson. As the letter states, the time is now for individuals to voice support in making sure that Congress maintains funding for the Partnership for Sustainable Communities:
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Port Royal School Kept Open, Historic Community Preserved
Submitted by MichelleLee on Mon, 08/08/2011 - 12:02pm
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Last Friday, The Beaufort County School Board voted to keep Port Royal Elementary School (PRES) open after it faced threats of closure. The decision was reached after a widespread campaign spearheaded by CNU-Beaufort/Carolinas to preserve the 100-year-old school. Historic s... read more »
Dispatches from The Just City: A Ford Forum on Metropolitan Opportunity
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 12:30pmYesterday, New York City played host to the Ford Foundation's The Just City: A Ford Forum on Metropolitan Opportunity. The event brought together urban-minded leaders such as Atla
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Driving into a (Bored-)Hole (Tunnel): The Latest on Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 07/14/2011 - 2:59pmThe recent news out of Seattle provides an interesting twist in the continuing Alaskan Way Viaduct saga.
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House Appropriations Committee Votes to Cut Smart Growth Funding
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 07/13/2011 - 4:21pm
The following comes direct from the Smart Growth America blog, in response to legislation just passed by the House Appropriations Committee:
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CNU Voices Featured Heavily in New York Times' Room for Debate Blog
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 06/29/2011 - 10:41amThe recent New York Times article "Across Europe, Irking Drivers is Urban Policy" has sparked a series of follow-up debates on the Times' Room-for-Debate blog.
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The North Carolina Senate's Big Act
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 06/17/2011 - 4:34pmAlthough Governor Bev Perdue - a Democrat - now heads North Carolina, one would hardly equate the Tar Heel State as a capital of big government. In the land of states' rights, logic would seemingly dictate that the North Carolina state legislature would allow for local municipalities to operate free... read more »