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Ellen Dunham-Jones Talks Retrofitting Suburbia

Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 10/05/2007 - 10:04pm.
Description: In her talk to the Illinois chapter of CNU in September of 2007, Board Member Ellen Dunham-Jones urged CNU members to think about the retrofit – or retrofill – of suburban development as a pragmatic means of improving the sustainability of the built environment. More specific... read more »

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An Audio Update on CNU's Housing Affordability Initiative

Submitted by Filmanowicz on Sat, 03/10/2007 - 4:38pm.
Description: Immediately following a 1-day meeting that explored housing affordability and began to set the agenda for a new CNU task force on the subject, the chairs of that initiative – University of Illinois associate professor Emily Talen and architect Neal Payton, a principal at Torti Ga... read more »

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Sam Sherman on Philadelphia's Revival and CNU XV

Submitted by Filmanowicz on Mon, 03/05/2007 - 4:13am.
Description: In this audio broadcast recorded in Chicago, CNU XV local host committee co-chair Sam Sherman says the annual Congress is coming to Philadelphia at a remarkable time. After 50 years of suffering serious effects of deindustrialization, Philadelphia is making a strong comeback. For t... read more »

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The Value of the Post-Katrina Louisiana Pattern Book

Submitted by crandell on Fri, 03/02/2007 - 10:19pm.
Description: In this new CNU audio broadcast, Raymond Gindroz, CNU Board Member and Principal of Urban Design Associates, discusses the role of two related publications -- the Louisiana Speaks Pattern Book and the Louisiana Planning Toolkit -- in rebuilding New Orleans and Louisiana following H... read more »

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