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Message from Victor Dover and John Norquist: HUD Sustainability Program at Risk
Submitted by JNorquist on Wed, 02/16/2011 - 9:50amDear CNU member,
We want to alert you to an impending threat to some relatively small but important programs that are on the cho
Prop 23 Rejected
Submitted by JNorquist on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 11:21amCalifornia voters rejected Prop 23. The oil and gas industry dumped millions into the pro 23 campaign, but California's citizens saw through the ads and voted overwhelmingly against the Proposition. CNU co founder Peter Calthorpe was part of a bi partisan coalition against Prop 23.
Stop Proposition 23
Submitted by JNorquist on Sat, 10/30/2010 - 6:10pmThere is a proposition on the California ballot that, if passed, will essentially repeal California’s strongest environmental protection law designed to decrease auto dependency and reduce greenhouse gasses This initiative, known as proposition 23, threatens a body of law enacted over the last few years by a bipartisan coalition including Republican Governor Ar
Act Now to Make Sure the CLEAN TEA amendment — and Federal Support for Connected Street Networks — are in the Climate Bill
Submitted by JNorquist on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 4:57pmBuffalo: Dead or Alive?
Submitted by JNorquist on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:18amBuffalo is a port on Lake Erie with no visible connection to the lake. The entire shoreline is separated from the neighborhood fabric of Buffalo by grade separated highways.
Stimulus to Nowhere?
Submitted by JNorquist on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 12:20pmCan we avoid the upcoming Economic Recovery Program from being a Stimulus to Nowhere?
Not Just Fix It First
Submitted by JNorquist on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 5:40pmNew highway construction has been destructive to US Metro areas inducing sprawl and degrading existing neighborhoods.
Sustainable Communities '08 honors Sim Van Der Ryn
Submitted by JNorquist on Mon, 09/29/2008 - 11:28amSim Van Der Ryn accepted CNU's Athena Medal at the Sustainable Communities '08 symposium in San Francisco on Friday.
EPA grant is now official
Submitted by JNorquist on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 12:42pmI'm pleased to say that the U.S.
A Convenient Remedy for the Inconvenient Truth
Submitted by JNorquist 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.