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Congestion Charge for Downtown Chicago?
Submitted by Heather Smith on Thu, 06/14/2007 - 10:30amFor those of us who want to promote public transportation and put more money into public transit I wouldn't have picked this headline but it did make the front page and seems to be sparking a great debate. The Sun Times front headline in huge letters proclaims
Driving is taking its toll in the Chicago region
Submitted by Heather Smith on Mon, 06/11/2007 - 10:59amIronically at the start of Bike to Work Week here in Chicago, the Chicago Tribune leads it's front page with a story
"The pay's fine, but how's the drive?" showing how people are reconsidering their quality of life in favor of shorter commutes, and choosing less costly commutes close to home.
Campbell's Soup Project is Part of Larger "Gateway Neighborhood" Planned Redevelopment
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Mon, 06/11/2007 - 1:53amCampbells Soup ignores two major commuter rail lines bordering its re-development zone, prefering to cater to cars instead. Excludes new residential near Campbell's campus.
http://www.ci.camden.nj.us/departments/GATEWAYRED%20PLAN.pdf
Paving history for parking. For nearly two centuries, the buildings stood until they were mistakenly torn down .
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Fri, 06/08/2007 - 1:35pmPhila. Inquirer By Inga Saffron
Inquirer Architecture Critic
Paving history for parking
For nearly two centuries, the buildings stood as sentinels at Front and Chestnuts streets until they were mistakenly torn down by bulldozers to make way for a parking lot. The matter is under investigation.
Ask CNU: What's the Transect?
Submitted by paytonc on Thu, 06/07/2007 - 6:39pmToday in Ask CNU, Matt from Dayton asks: "I'm doing research on urban tier classifications for an upcoming regional plan. Where can I find out more about The Transect?"
The Urban-to-Rural Transect is a tool for understanding and planning urban development devised by Duany Plater-Zyberk (DPZ). Its marvelous simplicity and intuitiveness make it a good framework for devising plans and codes.
Trailer for "Sprawling from Grace, Driven to Madness"
Submitted by norabeck on Wed, 06/06/2007 - 10:44amCheck 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.
June 5, NY Times, Camden, N.J. Campbell Soup Co. Says It May Go if Sears Building Stays
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Tue, 06/05/2007 - 2:09pmBy KAREEM FAHIM NY Times
Published: June 5, 2007
Now, amid an effort to revive a city mired in a crippling cycle of crime and unemployment, the Campbell Soup Company, Camden’s longtime and most prominent corporate resident, has proposed expanding its presence and transforming the area where the empty store sits into an office park.
CBS News Article on The Kentlands
Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 10:53amCBS News recently did a feature on New Urbanist communities - focusing particuarly on The Kentlands in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Witold Rybczynski discuss why people want to live in convenient, pedestrian-friendly communities.
Smart Growth Advocates Gaining Influence in Chesterfield County, VA
Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 10:17amThe normalities of sprawling strip malls may become a thing of the past outside of Richmond, Virginia as Smart-Growth Groups seek to change the way their communities are planned and developed.
Unconventionality of Old Philadelphiia - Influence on New Urbanism
Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 10:04amHere's an article written right after CNU XV - from a weekly Philadelphia newspaper. The author calls for Philadelphia to take value from its past in building for the future.