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Death to Sustainability!
Submitted by sbranca on Sun, 01/11/2009 - 10:25pmGot your attention, didn't it?
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The New Geographers and their Plan for America
Submitted by Carl.Beien on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 5:47pmRick Cole over at Newgeography.com has put together a sustainable future for America.
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Summit study shows safer cities have more tightly networked streets
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/13/2008 - 4:16pmWhile much of the discussion of sustainability focuses on global issues like climate and resources, Norman Garrick and Wesley Marshall have focused recent resear
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Opticos Design touted as purpose-driven "B corporation"
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Sat, 05/24/2008 - 11:36amThere's a new group of firms that are so serious about their commitment to environmental sustainability and social benefits for an array of stakeholders, not just shareholders, that they're writing t
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Grist: Rustbelt Cities Are Greening
Submitted by Joe Menard on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 11:13amGrist Magazine recently profiled Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and Milwaukee, showing how these rustbelt cities are becomin
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Canons for Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism on line at cnu.org/canons
Submitted by HDittmar on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 6:01pmElizabeth Moule, Stefanos Polyzoides and I
presented a document at the Green Council that was intended to serve
as a lesser companion to the Charter in the area of green urbanism and
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Sustainable Urbanism: Stapleton, CO Featured in WSJ
Submitted by Joe Menard on Mon, 03/24/2008 - 4:13pmShelly Banjo's piece in the Wall Street Journal focuses on new communities that strive to be 'green' and reduce sprawl.
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Adaptability of Seattle Commuters: Evidence That Alaskan Way Viaduct Can Go
Submitted by Joe Menard on Mon, 08/20/2007 - 2:53pmThe recent closure of lanes on Interstate 5 in Seattle was, according to many media outlets, supposed to create commuting nightmares for Seattleites. But as half of 120,000 commuters have sought alternatives to driving, traffic has actually lessened and commuting has been rather smooth in Seattle. ... read more »
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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"Designing Cities for People"
Submitted by Joe Menard on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 11:37amMore than just a New Urbanist priority, urban sustainability and livability are issues examined by Lester R. Brown of the Earth Policy Institute in his recent book Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble. In this excerpt, Brown compares transportation priorities of t... read more »