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Studies Show New Urbanism Good For Health
Submitted by abanks on Fri, 10/30/2009 - 9:34amWith CNU’s 2010 Atlanta Congress: New Urbanism: Rx for Healthy Places on the horizon, New Urbanism’s connection to the health industry has never been stronge
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From Master Plan to Specs: Sustainable Design in Detail
Submitted by abanks on Thu, 10/29/2009 - 11:41amAs planners, and advocates for healthier place making and urbanism, we often talk about the importance of scale.
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Beloved and Abandoned: A Platting Named Portland - read before Transportation Summit Nov 4-6 in Portland
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Tue, 10/27/2009 - 11:19amFor those coming to the CNU Transportation Summit Nov 4-6 in Portland, OR http://www.cnu.org/transportation2009, I'd like to recommend that you read the discussion on Planetizen titled Beloved and Aba
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LEED-ND Dilemma
Submitted by burlesona on Thu, 10/08/2009 - 4:31pmHi everyone,
I'm working on a project in the Houston region, and we're interested in going for LEED-ND certification. I've run into a problem, however, and I was wondering if anyone had constructive thoughts on what we might be able to do about it. We're land planners primarily, and haven't done any... read more »
Green Metropolis: David Owen's Urban Manifesto
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Tue, 09/29/2009 - 10:46amIt's not news to the CNU audience that rural utopias usually aren't as environmentally benign as they seem, while urban places - compact, walkable cities, suburbs, and towns - encourage lifestyles tha
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LEED-ND works well enough for now
Submitted by LucyGalbraith on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 6:19pmAs the local TOD-lady, I spend a lot of time trying to explain why transit needs good neighborhood development and why good neighborhood developments need transit.... read more »
Go Electronic, Go Green: Help CNU Save Paper and Money!
Submitted by crandell on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 5:37pmCNU members can now switch to an electronic New Urban News subscription to reduce paper waste and save CNU money.
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We shouldn’t need LEED-ND, but we do
Submitted by TomRichman on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 2:37pmFor over four years as a Core Committee member representing CNU, I participated in the drafting of LEED-ND. It was mind-numbing, complicated, and tedious.... read more »
NRDC's Smarter Cities Project Wants Your Input on Sustainability Criteria
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 11:11amAs some of you may know, Smarter Cities is an initiative that ranks US cities on a number of key sustainability criteria as well as on overall sustainabili
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An Introduction to LEED-ND for CNU Members
Submitted by Laurence Aurbach on Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:49amTo encourage informed participation in the LEED-ND vote, the CNU DC Chapter has released An Introduction to LEED-ND for CNU Members.
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