sustainability

The New Geographers and their Plan for America

Submitted by Carl.Beien on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 10:47pm.
Rick Cole over at Newgeography.com has put together a sustainable future for America. ... read more »

»

Summit study shows safer cities have more tightly networked streets

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 11/13/2008 - 9:16pm.
While much of the discussion of sustainability focuses on global issues like climate and resources, Norman Garrick and Wesley Marshall have focused recent resear ... read more »

»

Opticos Design touted as purpose-driven "B corporation"

Submitted by Filmanowicz on Sat, 05/24/2008 - 4:36pm.
There's a new group of firms that are so serious about their commitment to environmental sustainability and social benefits for an array of stakeholders, not just shareholders, that they're writing t ... read more »

»

Grist: Rustbelt Cities Are Greening

Submitted by Joe Menard on Mon, 05/19/2008 - 4:13pm.
Grist Magazine recently profiled Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and Milwaukee, showing how these rustbelt cities are becomin ... read more »

»
HDittmar's picture

Canons for Sustainable Architecture and Urbanism on line at cnu.org/canons

Submitted by HDittmar on Sat, 03/29/2008 - 11:01pm.
Elizabeth Moule, Stefanos Polyzoides and I presented a document at the Green Council that was intended to serve as a lesser companion to the Charter in the area of green urbanism and ... read more »

»

Sustainable Urbanism: Stapleton, CO Featured in WSJ

Submitted by Joe Menard on Mon, 03/24/2008 - 9:13pm.
Shelly Banjo's piece in the Wall Street Journal focuses on new communities that strive to be 'green' and reduce sprawl. ... read more »

»

Adaptability of Seattle Commuters: Evidence That Alaskan Way Viaduct Can Go

Submitted by Joe Menard on Mon, 08/20/2007 - 7:53pm.
The recent closure of lanes on Interstate 5 in Seattle was, according to many media outlets, supposed to create commuting nightmares for Seattleites. But as half of 120,000 commuters have sought alternatives to driving, traffic has actually lessened and commuting has been rather smooth in Seattle. ... read more »

»
JNorquist's picture

A Convenient Remedy for the Inconvenient Truth

Submitted by JNorquist on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 4:00am.
The following essay by John Norquist, President and CEO of CNU, appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer on Thursday, May 17, 2007. ... read more »

»

"Designing Cities for People"

Submitted by Joe Menard on Wed, 05/02/2007 - 4:37pm.
More than just a New Urbanist priority, urban sustainability and livability are issues examined by Lester R. Brown of the Earth Policy Institute in his recent book Plan B 2.0: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble. In this excerpt, Brown compares transportation priorities of t... read more »

»

NU-Tube: Video for Santa Fe Project does a smart job introducing principles and sustainability benefits of New Urbanism

Submitted by Filmanowicz on Sat, 01/13/2007 - 8:04pm.
This video isn't your daddy's view of New Urbanism. But amid the quick cuts and other cool effects, it does a nice job of introducing viewers to New Urbanism. Just now breaking ground (and already so pre-sold that it's generating a long waiting list) Oshara appears to be an emerging exemplar of gree... read more »

»