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Open Streets on State Street
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 2:11pmThanks to the Chicago Loop Alliance and the Active Transportation Alliance, that great street State St. is set to become a pedestrian paradise on Saturday, October 1st. All you need to bring is your feet! Read below for the full specs:
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CNU-Illinois to Head Down the Bloomingdale Trail
Submitted by MichelleLee on Fri, 07/29/2011 - 11:46amJoin CNU-Illinois and special guests for a walk down Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail.
Get the street-level view of Chicago's "High Line Brought Down to Earth."
RSVP and further info on the flyer below.
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The High Line Brought Down to Earth: Chicago's Bloomingdale Trail
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 06/16/2011 - 9:27amIt's been exactly one month since Rahm Emanuel assumed the mayoralty in Chicago, and already pedestrians are beginning to feel the Mayor's presence on city streets everywhere. Emanuel has given free reign to new CDOT commissioner Gabe Klein to introduce a series of measures in envisi... read more »
Wisconsin isn't on Board for Rail Service
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Wed, 05/11/2011 - 10:36amWe hope to see you all at CNU 19 in Madison, but if you want to arrive by train, you are sadly out of luck.
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CNU Welcomes Incoming CDOT Head Gabe Klein to Chicago
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 04/20/2011 - 1:13pmJust one day after being announced as the incoming head of the Chicago Department of Transportation, Gabe Klein, the now former director of D.C.'s DOT, dropped into CNU HQ to get a pulse on the organization's work in the city and beyond. Klein, whose innovative approaches in D.C.
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The Urbanophile Speaks in Chicago
Submitted by MattBerggren on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 2:24pmToday Aaron Renn--more commonly known by the moniker The Urbanophile--spoke at the Chicago Cultural Center on the future of public infrastructure in Chicago. I've been following Aaron's blog of a little over a year now, and he never fails to offer well-written, lengthy, thoroughly-researched article... read more »
Chicago Unveils Bike 2015 Plan
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 03/01/2011 - 11:16amChicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley is making designs to hand off the mayoral baton to Rahm Emanuel...via bicycle relay race. Yesterday saw the release of Chicago's Bike 2015 Plan, a comprehensive program aimed towards improving cyclist safety and expanding Chicago's bicycling infrastructure.
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Access to Chicago Metra Stations Increases Value of Suburban Homes
Submitted by MattBerggren on Thu, 12/02/2010 - 10:56amA recent article by Kay Severinsen from SearchChicago-Homes reports on a study done by RE/MAX on the value of suburban homes. The study found that access to public transit and the distance from downtown Chicago has a big impact on home prices.
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Pulitzer winner doesn't have to look Farr for good urbanism
Submitted by Jon Davis on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 9:49amNot all New Urbanism occurs in greenfields or sprawl mall retrofits. It also occurs in cities, strengthening existing urban fabrics.
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Sustainble house in sustainable place : Urban net zero energy home by Farr Associates
Submitted by logannash on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:15amThis morning's Chicago Tribune has a piece on a green-built house that is noteworthy because it is u
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