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Ed Glaeser Echoes CNU-led Coalition's Call for Fannie/Freddie Reform
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 03/08/2011 - 10:40amIn a short opinion piece for the New York Times' "Room for Debate" blog this morning, Harvard economist and Triumph of the City author Ed Glaeser adds his own take on why Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reform is essential in resettin
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Open Call for Complete Streets: Submissions Wanted.
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Mon, 03/07/2011 - 11:20pmWho loves complete streets? You love complete streets.
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CNU Members Receive Free Passes to HANNOVE MESSE 2011- Metropolitan Solutions: Innovations for Urban Infrastructure, April 4 – 8
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Fri, 03/04/2011 - 1:14pmAttention all CNU Members!
Thinking about a visit to Germany this April? Here's your chance:
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Maine Gov. Paul LePage Shuts Down Gateway 1 Project
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Thu, 03/03/2011 - 2:01amIn news from Maine this week, recently inaugurated Republican Gov. Paul LePage has issued a directive to shut down the regional development plan known as Gateway 1.
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Chicago Unveils Bike 2015 Plan
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Tue, 03/01/2011 - 11:16amChicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley is making designs to hand off the mayoral baton to Rahm Emanuel...via bicycle relay race. Yesterday saw the release of Chicago's Bike 2015 Plan, a comprehensive program aimed towards improving cyclist safety and expanding Chicago's bicycling infrastructure.
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CNU Mourns Loss of Friend and Colleague Michael Barranco
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Fri, 02/25/2011 - 3:21pmCNU is sad to learn of the tragic accident that took the life of architect and new urbanist Michael Barranco. He was killed Tuesday night in a car accident in Tunica County, Mississippi. Based in Jackson, Mississippi, Barranco was actively involved with the Gulf Coast CNU chapter, and helped l... read more »
Town Centers are the New Death Panels
Submitted by Sam Newberg - J... on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 11:03pmNew urbanism is getting the attention and ire of tea partiers, at least according to this recent article in Grist. Apparently development that saves on public resources is somehow anti-American. New urbanism - it just performs better.
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Emergency Response and Street Design Initiative Report Released
Submitted by Johanna Bye on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 2:18pmSince 2008, the Congress for the New Urbanism has been working with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Smart Growth program and fire marshals from across the nation to establish new street design standards that allow for narrower streets and increased connectivity.
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IBMadison features CNU 19
Submitted by MattBerggren on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 3:22pmA recent article in IBMadison talks about CNU 19 coming to Madison. Check it out here!
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L.A. Times writes about Stefanos Polyzoides
Submitted by MattBerggren on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 3:19pmThe Los Angeles Times recently wrote an article about Stefanos Polyzoides and the founding of the Congress for the New Urbanism. The article discusses what New Urbanism is all about, what motivated Stefanos to co-found CNU, and all the work Stefanos has done. It's definitly worth a read.
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