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Complete Streets
Andrew Howard's Better Block Parties
Submitted by Ruth Walker on Sun, 06/05/2011 - 7:19amIt is sometimes objected to new urbanism that it’s somehow inauthentic - that streets where the houses have front porches and communities built around a town center may have more to do with stage design than the way real people live today.
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Complete Streets or Complete Networks?
Submitted by Ruth Walker on Sun, 06/05/2011 - 6:19amThe “complete streets” idea - the concept that streets need to be designed for all users, including pedestrians and cyclists as well as SUVS and fire trucks - has caught on well in recent years. Maybe it’s caught on too well, in fact.
That was one of the messages in the NU 202 session on “Im... read more »
Big Easy, Complete Streets
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 05/24/2011 - 11:14amThe minds behind CNU are always in demand. Just last week, our Planning Director Heather Smith was called by the Louisiana chapter of the AARP to participate in a series of events being conducted in Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
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Live from the Left Coast: An Interview with Heather Smith and Norman Garrick
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 03/16/2011 - 8:03amA bevy of CNU-aligned minds gathered together in Los Angeles this week to develop a "master blueprint" for the streets of Los Angeles County. The meeting was led by CNU member Ryan Snyder, who gathered together 50 or so experts from around the country to help complete a Model Streets Manual.
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Biking, Walking and Networking towards a Healthier Los Angeles
Submitted by Heather Smith on Tue, 03/15/2011 - 12:09amCNU member Ryan Snyder convened the first day of Renew Los Angeles County today. There was a lot of energy in the room this morning as Ryan called to order about 50 seasoned street design experts from around the country to help the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health achieve bette... read more »
Open Call for Complete Streets: Submissions Wanted.
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 10:20pmWho loves complete streets? You love complete streets.
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A One Stop Shop for Sustainability?
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 12:37pmPlease add your thoughts to the discussion on my Sustainable Industries blog: A One Stop Shop for Sustainability? http://shar.es/m5rSv
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Texas adopts CNU's context-sensitive streets guidance
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 3:59pmAs most people in the CNU family know, Texas has become the first state officially to adopt the comprehensive set of context-sensitive street design guidelines written by the CNU and the Institute of
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Chicago Sun-Times: "Save money and the planet: try walking."
Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 12:10pmThe Chicago Homes section of the Chicago Sun-Times highlights the benefits of walkable neighborhoods and new urbanism
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