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A Small-Town Feel in an Urban Locale, NY Times, 11/04
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sun, 11/04/2007 - 9:36pmLast year, there were twice as many people in the 25-to-39 age group moving into the city as leaving, according to Charles Rynerson, a demographer with the Population Research Center at Portland State
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A Small-Town Feel in an Urban Locale, NY Times, 11/04
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sun, 11/04/2007 - 9:36pmLast year, there were twice as many people in the 25-to-39 age group moving into the city as leaving, according to Charles Rynerson, a demographer with the Population Research Center at Portland State
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Mayors, Looking to Cities’ Future, Are Told It Must Be Colored Green: NY Times, 11/03/07
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sun, 11/04/2007 - 9:35amCities that are “walkable,” workable and livable add up to the “s” word: sustainable.
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Is California Ready for New Urbanism?
Submitted by crandell on Fri, 10/19/2007 - 5:48pmLeaders from CNU's Southern and Northern California chapter groups participated in a debate at the APA California chapter's annual conference earlier this month about whether California is ready to turn around it's development patterns. The consensus? The state still has a long way to go.
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Buffalo City Council Unanimous in Opposing the Expansion of Waterfront Highway, Local Groups Form Buffalo Waterfront Coalition
Submitted by crandell on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 5:18pmCNU's effort to enable urbanism on Buffalo's downtown waterfront continues to build momentum. This week, the Buffalo City Council asked the State to delay the awarding of construction contracts that would maintain the embanked Route 5 freeway and expand a major frontage road on the Outer Harbor. Cou... read more »
"How will we know when an urban island has evolved into a true town center? When a walk to it is as pleasant as a walk in it."
Submitted by crandell on Thu, 10/18/2007 - 4:06pmRuss Sikes, founding member of the CNU North Texas Chapter writes in the Dallas Morning News about the need to provide better connectivity between islands of New Urbanism and surrounding suburban development.
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Death and Destruction: My Commute From Work This Morning. Story and Photos
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sat, 10/13/2007 - 9:57pm"At least two people died and 10 were injured in a fiery multi-vehicle crash in an Interstate 5 tunnel south of Santa Clarita late Friday, closing the freeway in both directions until at least Tuesday
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London Transportation Summit to Offer Program on Contemporary International Street Design
Submitted by tbellino on Mon, 10/08/2007 - 2:48pmAs part of CNU's 2007 Transportation Summit in London, there will be a comparison of three different street design manuals from three different countries: The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom. In addition to providing new and valuable information, the program can count as AIA Contin... read more »
McKibben on Global Warming, and (New) Urbanism
Submitted by mackean on Mon, 10/01/2007 - 12:48amBill McKibben's recent reviews from the New York Review of Books suggest New Urbanism's potential role in the fight against global warming.
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Austin, Texas Emerges as America's Greenest Big City
Submitted by tbellino on Fri, 09/28/2007 - 1:55pmIn a recent Chicago Tribune front page article, writer Howard Witt details the Texas capital's rigourous efforts to curb climate change and set an example for cities around the world.
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