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Taking Ownership In Unincorporated Communities: South Hill, Washington’s Community Plan
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Fri, 11/23/2012 - 3:42amThe 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 »
Capital MetroRail Prioritizes People to Create an Accessible, Connected, and Sustainable City
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 9:25amThe 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 fro... read more »
Towards a New Multi-Modal System of Transportation in the Twin Cities: Minneapolis & Saint Paul, MN
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Thu, 11/08/2012 - 9:13amThe 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 fro... read more »
Designing for Play: Children in the Public Realm
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 8:39amThe 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 from the Gr... read more »
Master Planning for a LEED Certified Neighbourhood in Kelowna, Canada
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 8:08amThe 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 from th... read more »
The (Not Quite So) Suburban Jewish Holiday
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 10/12/2012 - 1:22amI have written about the uneasy relationship between Judaism and suburbanization: low density makes it difficult for Jews to live within walking distance of synagogues and generally makes it difficult to create a cohesive community.
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Taking on code reform to improve public health in Atlanta
Submitted by davisbe150 on Wed, 09/05/2012 - 9:07pmThis post originally appeared on the CNU Atlanta website as part one of a three part series leading up the the Healthy Communities Summit, which will be held September 20-21 in Atlanta, GA.
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The Olympic Legacy...First Hand
Submitted by erin.chantry on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 12:52pmWith all the talk and excitement flying around about the London 2012 Olympics, I couldn’t help but weigh in with my experience at the games last week. My husband and I were fortuitous enough to attend the games in person this summer, and experience all that came along with it, including transporta... read more »
Urban Designer Series: Robert Moses
Submitted by erin.chantry on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 12:50pmIn an attempt to dive a little deeper into what urban design is, and how it became the important profession that it is today, I have decided to start an “Urban Designer” series. Periodically, I will look at the most well-known urban design writers, scholars, and professionals throughout history ... read more »
Outdoor Space and Public Housing: How Do We Design It?
Submitted by erin.chantry on Mon, 08/13/2012 - 12:47pmI have written about the history of public housing a few times on At the Helm of the Public Realm. Studying it as an urban designer and as an architect, has given me many different views on how developments like Pruitt Igoe and Cabrini Green got it so wrong. It seems that every built environment pro... read more »