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CNU XV Blog, Part 8: the NIMBY veto
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 8:24amAt a panel of developers, someone pointed out that several cities had neighborhood planning boards, and that they were "institutionalized NIMBYism."* I knew that Washington and Atlanta have neighborh
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Witold Rybczynski on New Urbanism
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 10:47pmElizabeth Plater-Zyberk introduced Witold Rybczynski as New Urbanism's "gentle critic" Thursday evening in the opening night reception and plenary, and the University of Pennsylvania professor, author
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CNU XV Blog, Part 6: Girard Trolley tour
Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 4:12pmThis afternoon, we went on a tour of Girard Avenue, which, for the first time in decades, has trolley rather than bus service.
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Urbane big box photo gallery
Submitted by paytonc on Sat, 05/12/2007 - 4:23pmSpring has sprung in Chicago, so I've taken the chance to update and expand an online photo gallery of big(ger) box stores around the country that are designed in an "urban," pedestrian friendly way. Next time a big chain retailer tells you that "no, it can't be done," you can respond "yes, it can, ... read more »
Buzz growing as Motown’s Downtown Population Grows, learn more at CNU XV's Detroit Sessions
Submitted by norabeck on Tue, 05/08/2007 - 11:36amCorey Williams documents the growing demand for retail in Downtown Detroit in the Detroit Free Press on May 5 in ... read more »
Redwood City's Free-Market Parking Meters
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Mon, 04/09/2007 - 4:21pmRedwood City's Free-Market Parking Meters
By Laurence Aurbach, 3 Apr 2007
http://pedshed.net/?p=105
At first glance the notion of free-market parking meters seems impossibly arcane. But as Donald Shoup pointed out in a recent NY Times editorial, "cruising for curb parking generates about 30 percent ... read more »
Affordable Housing Initiative
Submitted by aschaefer on Fri, 03/30/2007 - 4:23pmOn March 1, 2007, CNU hosted an Affordable Housing Organizing Meeting to begin the conversation on our specific role in the provision of quality diverse housing, and to establish clear, measurable objectives and ways in which this Initiative can begin to advance them.
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Miami announces SmartCode
Submitted by paytonc on Thu, 03/22/2007 - 4:19pmThe first major city to propose a complete code overhaul based on the SmartCode is Miami, population 362,470, whose Miami21 comp plan renewal process has advanced
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A Speech by HRH The Prince of Wales to the British Home Builders Federation
Submitted by HDittmar on Sun, 03/11/2007 - 3:39amA speech by HRH The Prince of Wales to mark a joint initiative between The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment and the Home Builders Federation, Shoreditch, London
1st February 2007
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so glad that you could join me today.
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Philadelphia, site of CNU XV, Brainstorming Exercise produced reams of ideas for improving the Philly waterfront.
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Fri, 03/09/2007 - 10:58amSince the plan is being crafted with political realities in mind, it will include several "quick-hit projects" that can be completed in short order, said Praxis director Harris Steinberg. The next mayor could announce his first effort in November and have something to show the public by the spring.
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