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"If we built cities differently, would people drive less?"
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 11:16amUC-Irvine Professor of Planning, Policy and Design Marlon Boarnet asks the question: "If we built cities differently, would people drive less?
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Cool Planning: LEED-ND in Plain English
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Tue, 07/05/2011 - 5:16pmIn giving some advice on LEED-ND on Pro-Urb, John Anderson once wrote "LEED-ND is a reasonable (but in my view excruciating) way to go." He suggested other paths to get to a similar place with "less brain damage."
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Bill McKibben Speaks at Power Shift 2011
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 04/19/2011 - 9:42amThe good folks at e350.org have shared the following video from environmentalist Bill McKibben, speaking at the recent Power Shift 2011conference in Washington D.C.
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Vibrant Cities, Urban Forests
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 04/07/2011 - 10:05amWhen most people hear the phrase "urban forest," images of places like New York's Central Park or San Francisco's Golden Gate Park come to mind. Those great green places are indeed part of the urban forest fabric, but equally important to a city is the way it treats its everyday spaces with green in... read more »
Making the Case for Urban Agriculture
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 03/31/2011 - 10:41amThe following article is a contribution from K. Rashid Nuri, the founder of the Truly Living Well Center for Natural Urban Agriculture in Atlanta.
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The Nature of Cities
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Wed, 03/02/2011 - 2:41pmCities are often derided as places of congestion, crowds and concrete. The truth is that within each of those elements reside dynamism, diversity and design. The nature of cities is to blend different environments, ideas and peoples to produce a mixture of places for exchange and interaction.
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CNU's Rainwater-in-Context Initiative Subcommittee Reviews LEED-ND Rainwater Management Credit
Submitted by norabeck on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 11:25amDecember 17, 2010
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LEED-ND Bicycle Network and Storage Credit: A Few Recommendations
Submitted by MLydon on Tue, 12/14/2010 - 5:48pmWith LEED-ND and other LEED rating systems open for public comment until January 14, 2011, CNU asked me to evaluate the current Bicycle Network and Storage credit (Smart Location and Linkage Credit 4), and to recommend improvements to the existing language.
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Urban Stormwater
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Mon, 11/22/2010 - 6:07pmA recent article in The Economist looks at efforts in New York City to mitigate stormwater runoff and flooding without relying entirely on pipes and tunnels.
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Prop 23 Rejected
Submitted by JNorquist on Wed, 11/03/2010 - 11:21amCalifornia voters rejected Prop 23. The oil and gas industry dumped millions into the pro 23 campaign, but California's citizens saw through the ads and voted overwhelmingly against the Proposition. CNU co founder Peter Calthorpe was part of a bi partisan coalition against Prop 23.
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