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Transportation Networks
Submitted by tbellino on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 9:27pm.Description: This session will offer insights into myths, challenges, and rays of light associated with the complex subject of transportation network planning. It will highlight both the British and American perspectives on networks. Breakout groups of session attendees will discuss a variety ... read more »
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International Transport Reform
Submitted by zoe on Fri, 05/02/2008 - 5:19pm.Description: How does the CNU/ITE’ “Context Sensitive Solutions in Designing Major Urban Thoroughfares for Walkable Communities” compare with other international street design manuals, especially recent efforts in the UK and Australia? Experts discuss it vis-a-vis other countries' reform ... read more »
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Smart Growth Streets/Emergency Responders April 2008 Workshop
Submitted by Jon Davis on Wed, 04/16/2008 - 6:10pm.Description: Two dozen engineers, fire marshals and planners gathered in Austin, Texas, on April 1 and 2, 2008, for the first workshop of a multi-year CNU project funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to find street design solutions encompassing both narrow (or smart growth) street... read more »
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Mr. DOT Secretary, Tear Down this Wall*
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 05/10/2007 - 8:00pm.Description: While the economic benefits of removing urban freeways are well documented, the transportation benefits are still debated. Questions about the impact on traffic can present an obstacle to revitalization. Experiences from San Francisco and Seoul, South Korea, show that traffic is ef... read more »
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Putting Traffic in Its Place: Using the New CNU/ITE Manual*
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 05/10/2007 - 5:12pm.Description: Implementers of the ITE/CNU manual on urban thoroughfares must manage and put into perspective concerns about traffic volume. This workshop will present traditional transportation principles, highlighting the role of the network, and will look at the art of balancing capacity with... read more »
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Beyond the Blue: What's Next for CNU, ITE and the Project for Transportation Reform?
Submitted by Joe Menard on Wed, 05/09/2007 - 3:20pm.Description: The CNU/ITE collaboration on Context Sensitive Solutions for Major Urban Thoroughfares has been a Proposed Recommended Practice for over a year. CNU members and others recently submitted comments that will determine the future of this document. Learn what the comments reveal about ... read more »
New Rail Towns: If We Build it Will it Make a Difference?
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Tue, 04/17/2007 - 9:18pm.Description: This session presents a snapshot of the latest innovations in American transit oriented
development (TOD). We will draw on developers’ insights on two new projects: building consensus in Pleasant Hill, California to turn a train station (BART) parking lot into a village, and the ... read more »
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Rebuilding the American City with Transit: The State of the Practice of Transit-Oriented Development
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Tue, 04/17/2007 - 5:23pm.Description: There is no simple recipe for implementing transit-oriented development (TOD). This session looks at suburban case studies to find the ingredients for successful TODs. Community partnerships, understanding real estate, planning for growing smart, transit system design and the right... read more »
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The Fate of the Arterial
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Fri, 04/13/2007 - 5:27pm.Description: Arterials are the streets we love to hate — but what will replace them? CNU’s Transportation Task Force members imagine that many will evolve into new urbanist boulevards and avenues, but others will have to do a better job of carrying through traffic while also being more sens... read more »
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Reviving Boulevards and Avenues as Major Thoroughfares
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 04/12/2007 - 6:13pm.Description: Context Sensitive Solutions in Major Thoroughfare Design
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