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Changing Skyline | City planning still bush-league By Inga Saffron Philadelphia Inquirer Architecture Critic

Submitted by Michael McAteer on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 12:16am.
There are two kinds of people counting the days until Mayor-elect Michael Nutter fires David Auspitz, the blustering, bullying chairman of Philadelphia's Zoning Board of Adjustment. ... read more »

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The grand design for Philadelphia's Delaware River waterfront: Help Philadelphians reconnect with their river.

Submitted by Michael McAteer on Tue, 09/25/2007 - 12:07am.
The plan's biggest idea - and easily the most controversial - is the Penn Praxis recommendation to march the city's street grid right down to the river. In voicing his strong support,Democratic mayoral nominee Michael Nutter calls for "a more urban, Philadelphia-style feeling along the water." ... read more »

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Unconventionality of Old Philadelphiia - Influence on New Urbanism

Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 06/01/2007 - 3:04pm.
Here's an article written right after CNU XV - from a weekly Philadelphia newspaper. The author calls for Philadelphia to take value from its past in building for the future. ... read more »

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CNU XV Blog, Part 6.5: Does the Trolley Matter?

Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 10:56pm.
One issue that came to me after the Girard Avenue trolley tour was: does the trolley matter? Will it really make Brewerytown or Northern Liberties more appealing? ... read more »

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CNU XV Blog, Part 6: Girard Trolley tour

Submitted by MLewyn on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 9:12pm.
This afternoon, we went on a tour of Girard Avenue, which, for the first time in decades, has trolley rather than bus service. ... read more »

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Urbanists Roll Up Their Sleeves in Philadelphia's Francisville Neighborhood

Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 05/17/2007 - 9:19am.
A group of more than 100 CNU XV participants left the Loews Hotel early Wednesday morning and boarded the Broad Avenue subway for Francisville for four related "urban labs' where they worked with resi ... read more »

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CNU XV Blog, Part 4: BosTroit

Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 9:33pm.
At one of the NextGen small group sessions, I heard a wonderful phrase describing what's going on in Philadelphia and some other cities: "BosTroit"- like Boston downtown (i.e. ... read more »

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CNU XV Blog, Part 1: bad neighborhoods

Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 05/15/2007 - 9:54pm.
A few hours ago, I got off the plane and took the 37 bus to South Philadelphia (where I am visiting a friend for my first couple of days here). ... read more »

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Can't-miss sights for new urbanists in Philadelphia

Submitted by paytonc on Sat, 05/12/2007 - 9:58pm.
Before you leave for CNU XV, make sure that you read up on how to get around Philadelphia, print off a map of CNU XV ... read more »

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Farther, faster? Not anymore

Submitted by Michael McAteer on Mon, 04/23/2007 - 6:19pm.
Progress in transportation is stalling as technology lags and suburban sprawl ties things up. By Paul Nussbaum Philadelphia Inquirer Staff Writer After centuries of ever-faster travel, the triumph of technology over time seems to have stalled. The expectation that each generation will be not only b... read more »

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