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CITY SPOTLIGHT: Beyond Portland, U.S. Biking Infrastructure Needs to Aim Higher
Submitted by Alex McKeag on Tue, 12/03/2013 - 6:01amThis post is part of our CITY SPOTLIGHT blog series. City Spotlight shines a light on the latest news, developments and initiatives occurring in cities and towns where CNU members live and work.
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Streetcars back in vogue
Submitted by MattBerggren on Mon, 08/30/2010 - 11:02amIn 2001 Portland introduced a streetcar line into its Pearl District, and ever since investment in that area has skyrocketed. Businesses have developed around it. Homes have been built. What was once a shady area of the city is now one of the most attractive places to live and shop. What is most rem... read more »
Tally tells tale of most tweet-worthy at the CNU 2009 Transportation Summit
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 2:48pmCNU's summits and Congresses pack a wealth of knowledge into what seems like a blink of an eye. A decade ago, participants clamored for handouts to retain ideas that might otherwise prove fleeting.
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Follow the CNU Transportation Summit on Twitter
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 11/05/2009 - 10:13amAlmost as fast as 2009 summit participants are sharing key insights and saying quotable things here in Portland, they're being broadcast by a fine group of obsevers on Twitter.
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Where Transportation Engineers go to recover, reform and change the world: Streetsblog on CNU's Transportation Summit
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Fri, 10/09/2009 - 3:44pmThere are precious few places where transportation engineers, planners, government officials and developers break out of their silos and actually cooperate in creating transportation systems that actu
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CNU 2009 Transportation Summit Tour: Learn why Street Car Networks are the Wave of the Future!
Submitted by nathan.ziccarelli on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 11:09amOn this tour you will examine Portland's small block pedestrian-friendly residential neighborhoods and main streets within walking distances.
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CNU 2009 Transportation Summit Tour: Examine Portland's Presidential Design Awarded Transit Mall!
Submitted by nathan.ziccarelli on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 10:38amIn 1977 the Portland Transit Mall was the first Portland structure to receive national and international recognition for design excellence since Pietro Belluschi’s 1948 Equitable building.
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Credit crunch hastening the demise of large tract subdivisions
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 11/05/2008 - 3:07pmEconomic troubles are causing home buyers and developers to reconsider the housing trends that have defined american suburbs for 50 years.
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Debunking Cato (again)
Submitted by paytonc on Tue, 10/16/2007 - 4:43pmIn an October 16 commentary titled Lightrail in Portland Is Successful, Notwithstanding CATO Criticism & FTA Lack of Support, Free Congress Foundation Chairman & CEO Paul M. Weyrich offers another perspective on Randal O'Toole's recent CATO Institute attack on land use and transportation pol... read more »
Going green? Debate shifting from what you drive to how much
Submitted by paytonc on Tue, 06/26/2007 - 4:53pmThe connections between transportation, energy, global warming, and neighborhoods continue to make inroads into national political discourse, even while the legislative debate on global warming continues to focus on cap-and-trade systems for industry and fuel efficiency standards for automobiles
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