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Why the rent is too high
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 07/05/2012 - 5:43pmToday I began my apartment search, looking at an apartment in the neighborhood next to mine (a neighborhood less high-income than Forest Hills, Queens, where I now live). In addition to being in a cheaper area than mine, the building is a fairly long walk to the subway (about 15 minutes, farth... read more »
Libertyville, IL: "Where Small Houses Mean Brisk Sales"
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 09/29/2011 - 1:37pmThe School Street Libertyville development in Libertyville, IL is the subject of the below piece from Marketwatch. Watch this community take off and design its way out of economic malaise:
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Gen Y Values Great Neighborhoods Over Great Homes
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 12:41pmHere is an interesting post at Urban Turf indicating that Gen Y prefers a great neighborhood over a great house.
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Rethinking Housing for a New Economy
Submitted by Colleen Foran on Wed, 10/20/2010 - 6:16pm
Will the recent economic crisis fundamentally change the way Americans view housing? New Urbanists are betting that it will – and are seizing the opportunity to direct the conversation towards the benefits of smaller, more sustainable housing.
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HUD to CNU: What do you you do when you get what you asked for?
Submitted by Katherine Gregor on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 4:07pmHUD officials made it clear at CNU 18 in Atlanta that ideas emerging from the Congress for New Urbanism have profoundly shaped federal policy, as it's now shifting under the Obama Administration.
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Illinois a signature away from adopting CNT's Housing + Transportation Affordability Index
Submitted by Jon Davis on Fri, 04/30/2010 - 1:04pmAlthough they're still dithering when it comes to fixing Illinois' sinking financial ship, our General Assembly did something right this session: On April 27, 2010, the House passed legislation ado... read more »
John Wasik's The Cul de Sac Syndrome: Give it to your lay friends
Submitted by logannash on Wed, 09/23/2009 - 8:22amJohn Wasik’s book The Cul-de-Sac Syndrome, published this year by Bloomberg Press, reads a bit like a college intro class about the crisis of the American home.
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Urbanism is value: Higher Walk Score means higher neighborhood home values
Submitted by logannash on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 11:41amThanks to a new report put out by CEO's For Cities, there's further statistical evidence for what New Urbanists have been saying for quite a while: people
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John Norquist's Congressional Testimony on Neighborhoods & Transportation Networks
Submitted by mbittner on Fri, 03/20/2009 - 1:00pm
Testimony before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Urban Development
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CNU weighs in on 2009 stimulus with proven housing strategies
Submitted by paytonc on Tue, 12/23/2008 - 5:22pmCNU chair Ray Gindroz, president John Norquist, and board member Sam Sherman recently sent a memo to Rep.
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