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Concerning New Urbanist Development In Orlando, FL's West Side
Submitted by Dylan on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 11:14amI have resided near Downtown Orlando, Florida for the vast majority of the 33 years of my life. I have witnessed this area go through many changes in this time. The main corridor through Downtown Orlando is called Orange Avenue. If driving or walking along Orange Avenue, one will s... read more »
An excellent article in The Economist on the importance of cities
Submitted by wajdighoussoub on Sat, 10/20/2012 - 1:40pmI had a feeling Glaeser's book would be mentioned as I started reading and there it was, in the fifth paragraph. Interesting statistics and argument.
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Hunts Point Market
Submitted by Kate Witherspoon on Wed, 10/17/2012 - 11:16amTo remove, or not to remove, that is the question! Community activist groups and Bronx, NY residents have long awaited the decision of the Sheridan Expressway's fate. Mayor Bloomberg and the city answered their questions this past summer: the removal option was off the table. This decision was large... read more »
Kelowna’s Rails With Trails Active Transportation Project Stopped in its Tracks
Submitted by globalsiteplans on Sat, 10/13/2012 - 9:46amThe 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 Grid d... read more »
CNU City Spotlight: A brief encounter with Amman, Jordan
Submitted by wajdighoussoub on Sat, 10/06/2012 - 2:53pm
This post is part of a new series on the CNU Salons, CITY SPOTLIGHT. City Spotlight shines a light on the latest news, developments and initiatives occurring in cities and towns where CNU members live and work.
The below post comes from CNU member Wajdi Ghoussoub, and focuses on Amman, J... read more »
Montgomery Bankers Discuss Main Street
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/21/2012 - 8:23pmOn Wednesday, September 19, I met with seventeen bankers, two developers, and Montgomery, Alabama Economic Development Director Chad Emerson. I spoke for fifteen minutes about CNU's Live/Work/Walk initiative, focused on federal housing finance reform.
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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 »
Form-Based Code Results in Successful Bay Area TOD
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Fri, 07/27/2012 - 11:55amWhen it opened in 2010, Walnut Creek Apartments provided 422 apartment units and 35,000 square feet of street-facing retail immediately adjacent to the Pleasant Hill/Contra Costa Centre Station of the BART system, located in Walnut Creek, California, in the bay area east of San Francisco. What isn... read more »