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NY TIMES, SUNDAY, JUNE 17: We would urge Campbell's to think again before risking its reputation for good citizenship...
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Mon, 06/18/2007 - 12:48pmNY TIMES,N.Y./Region
Campbell Soup Company has been a mainstay in Camden, a southern New Jersey city that has long since fallen on hard times. We would urge Campbell to think again before risking its reputation for good citizenship and to explore other courses of action. One alternative would be to... read more »
Congestion Charge for Downtown Chicago?
Submitted by Heather Smith on Thu, 06/14/2007 - 10:30amFor those of us who want to promote public transportation and put more money into public transit I wouldn't have picked this headline but it did make the front page and seems to be sparking a great debate. The Sun Times front headline in huge letters proclaims
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Citizens Embrace New Urbanist Development in Chico
Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 9:33amThis editorial from the Chico, CA Enterprise-Record not only offers an endorsement of the recently approved Meriam Park development, it shows why communnity members are supporting it as well. The plan's walkable, dense, mixed-use neighborhoods are a big reason why.
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Soak up the sameness: They call them "New Urbanism," even though these developments are rarely new or urban.
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 9:27amMonica Yant Kinney | You'll recognize this 'new' place
By Monica Yant Kinney June 1, 2007
Inquirer Columnist
Inquirer reporter offers something for all of us to think seriously about: NU "sameness" supplanting "placemaking." "I snicker, but I've spent a considerable amount of time and cash at what -... read more »
Camden Announces Destruction of 2nd Downtown Prison, Just Days After Announcing Tear Down of Riverfront State Pen
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Thu, 05/31/2007 - 8:37amCity Opens Up for Developers
With destruction of downtown County Jail, Camden becomes prime real estate. Mickle Blvd. is Gateway to city of Camden and it's waterfront. It is 1.5 miles long, with Campbells Soup announced new World Headquarters to be built at east end, capped by scenic Delaware River ... read more »
Urban Land Interview on Green Urbanism
Submitted by HDittmar on Mon, 05/28/2007 - 12:06pmUrban Land - May 2007 - Feature
“‘Try it, you’ll like it’ is better than ‘Do this even though it hurts because it’s good for the planet.’”
The Green Quotient
Q&A with Hank Dittmar
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From Beaches to Pine Barrens, a Study Puts Values on New Jersey’s Natural Assets NY Times, Monday, May 21
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Mon, 05/21/2007 - 11:51amBy PAM BELLUCK, NY TIMES MONDAY, MAY 21,2007
The report, by economists commissioned by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, tries to put a dollar value on the state’s natural resources, from the Jersey Shore to the Kittatinny Mountains, to places like, well, Weehawken.
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Robert A.M. Stern, Architect, Teacher, Writer and Dean of the Yale School of Architecture Honors Camden NJ
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Sat, 05/19/2007 - 11:40pmRobert A.M.
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A Convenient Remedy for the Inconvenient Truth
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 11:00pmThe following essay by John Norquist, President and CEO of CNU, appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday, May 17, 2007.
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CNU XV: Camden board OKs razing of Sears Building, Lays $72 million on the table to develop area; state adds $22 million
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 10:57pmIn a marathon planning board meeting that ended after 1:30 a.m., New Urbanist Planning Board Member Kristine Seitz was thrown under the bus by fellow New Urbanists, who, as Yogi Berra would say, "failed to show up in droves." In the most important planning board meeting in over 100 years in Camden, ... read more »