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The Future of Suburbia Lies in Retrofit
Submitted by MattBerggren on Mon, 10/11/2010 - 3:52pmRichard Florida recently wrote an article published in the Wall Street Journal titled "How SoHo Can Save the Suburbs." His point is two-fold: that hip places attract people, and that dense, mixed-use environments is what is hip.
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PRETROFIT: British fast-foodie chain's Chicago locale reminds us that retrofits need not be suburban
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Mon, 09/27/2010 - 10:29amAfter blitzing New York City and dipping a toe into Washington, DC, Britain's trendy quick-serve foodie chain, Pret A Manger, has opened its first shop west of the Potomoc — in Chicago's Loop.
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Peter Calthorpe on Smart Neighborhood-Building
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Wed, 09/22/2010 - 2:28pm Peter Calthorpe was one of my early inspirations for
getting into this field. I read Peter's work in the mid-1990s, and,as an
advocate for a major national environmental organization, I felt for the first time that I had a positive
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Sign the petition to save New Orleans' Charity Hospital
Submitted by norabeck on Tue, 08/31/2010 - 11:50amThe City of New Orleans is grappling with what to do with Charity Hospital. The proposed LSU/VA medical complex would permanently abandon Charity Hospital, leaving one of the most beautiful buildings in the city to sit blighted with no plans for reuse.... read more »
Do you Digg CNU?
Submitted by MattBerggren on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 12:08pmDigg, the popular news website, has just completed a redesign that promises to change the way we get our news. In the past users would submit news articles to Digg and other users would be able to vote on those articles if they liked them.
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The Sustainable Communities Initiative
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 1:57pmThe Sustainable Communities Initiative
View article with images, formatting, links and comments at http://blog.sustainableindustries.com/category/built-environment/
MaryVogel | July 21, 2010
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Financing the Evolution of the Built Environment
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 4:27pmFinancing the Evolution of the Built Environment http://shar.es/mKI1F
MaryVogel | June 21, 2010 originally posted to Sustainable Industries blog where it has photos and links
"I suppose it was a tragic thing that the New Urbanists made themselves hostage to the same banking system that was behin... read more »
Shop windows: an endangered species?
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 9:01amTwo weeks ago, I wrote a post on my NRDC blog (‘Walkability 101-A’) drawing from Washington architect
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Water Usage by Land Use
Submitted by mhathorne on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 5:34pmI am trying to dig up some information about averages of water usage based on different land uses. Does anyone have any information along these lines that they could share?
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Camden, N.J. Demolition begins at Riverfront prison, opening waterfront, one mile from downtown Philly.
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 3:57pmThe demolition of the 24-year-old facility, state and local officials vowed on Wednesday, marks a brighter future for the city.
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20091217/NEWS01/912170352
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