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Environment
An Indy neighborhood could become a model of smart, green revitalization – so where are the enviros?
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 11/02/2009 - 2:39pmLast week I had the honor of being one of seven smart growth types recruited by the American Institute of Architects to work with the city of Indianapolis and community residents on the model revitali
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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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