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Energy Costs in the Distant Suburbs

Submitted by sberner on Mon, 06/30/2008 - 4:53pm.
In this article from the New York Times, Peter Goodman touches upon the notion that city life, which can be unappealing to some, is now becoming more practical, particularly to those who no longer wan ... read more »

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Why the housing slump hasn't hit New York or San Francisco

Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 04/06/2008 - 2:09pm.
Interesting article in today's New York Times Magazine at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/realestate/keymagazine/406Lede-t.html?... ... read more »

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Urban Living in Demand, While Sprawl Shows Signs of Decay

Submitted by Joe Menard on Mon, 02/25/2008 - 6:57pm.
Chris Leinberger's recent article in the Atlantic Monthly discusses the decay of conventional suburbs and the change in the way Americans ... read more »

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Interview with Ellen Dunham-Jones

Submitted by Joe Menard on Tue, 08/07/2007 - 4:18pm.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution just ran an interview with CNU Board Member and Georgia Tech Architecture Program Director Ellen Dunham-Jones. ... read more »

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CNU XV Blog, Part 12: Duany on cities vs. suburbs

Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 9:49pm.
This afternoon, Andres Duany spoke about the relationship between cities and suburbs. ... read more »

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CNU XV Blog, Part 7: Rybczynski speech

Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 05/18/2007 - 12:26pm.
Last night at the plenary session, I listened to Witold Rybczynski's keynote speech, which discussed his new book on real estate development (Last Harvest). A few interesting points: ... 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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Kotkin bashes urbanism

Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 02/06/2007 - 8:33am.
Joel Kotkin is one of America’s most prolific commentators on urban affairs. At first glance, he appears to support something very much like New Urbanism. According to one newspaper story quoted on Kotkin’s website, he favors “suburbs that are not defined by sprawl but a sense of community.... read more »

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