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Hartford, New Haven Contemplate Freeway Teardown
Submitted by norabeck on Mon, 04/14/2008 - 9:19pm.Norman Garrick, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Center for Transportation and Urban Planning at the University of Connecticut, and CNU Board member poste
Local Austin News Coverage of CNU XVI
Submitted by norabeck on Thu, 04/10/2008 - 3:15pm.Here's a series of clips from local Austin news outlets covering CNU XVI. Thanks "russrhea" for posting to YouTube!
Big Dig's Big Bad Example
Submitted by norabeck on Fri, 03/14/2008 - 10:11pm.Noah Bierman, in the Boston Globe piece, 'No Big Dig Copycats' notes that the $15 billion dollar tunnel
Former DOT Engineer Supports Buffalo Boulevard
Submitted by norabeck on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 10:28pm.Buffalo's Top Scribe: "Wall-Like Road Makes No Sense"
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 01/30/2008 - 7:37pm.Donn Esmonde weighs in on the waterfront debate again this week with his commentary in the Buffalo News, "Route 5 barricade heads to c
Doug Farr on Smart City Radio
Submitted by norabeck on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 4:09pm.Doug Farr discusses Sustainable Urbanism, LEED for Neighborhood Development, and the 2030 Community Challenge with Smart City Radio's Carol Coletta.
The Bulldozer Wins
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 12/19/2007 - 4:39pm.Lee Myung Bak, the "Bulldozer", was elected as President of South Korea on Wednesday.
Trailer for "Sprawling from Grace, Driven to Madness"
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 06/06/2007 - 3:44pm.Check out the trailer for a new feature-length documentary film from EMotion Pictures. The film explores the negative impact of sprawl on the nation’s largest cities and the promise of transit-oriented development as an alternative. It includes conversations with Peter Calthorpe, Shelley Poticha, and Dena Belzer among others.
Buzz growing as Motown’s Downtown Population Grows, learn more at CNU XV's Detroit Sessions
Submitted by norabeck on Tue, 05/08/2007 - 4:36pm.Corey Williams documents the growing demand for retail in Downtown Detroit in the Detroit Free Press on May 5 in »
Boulevard option rising to the surface in Seattle
Submitted by norabeck on Tue, 02/20/2007 - 9:09pm.Mike Lindblom, from the Seattle Times, reports this week in "Viaduct fight: Could streets be the answer?" on how the surface option is still on the table if not on the March advisory ballot. The struggle with what to do with the aging Alaskan Way Viaduct continues.