Commentary: With friends like these...
A bizarre event during the Congress for the New Urbanism's annual conference in mid-May leaves some audience members incensed.
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NJ town center proves too popular
The 400-acre Washington Town Center, eight miles east of Trenton, NJ, is so well-liked that it has attracted many families with children, swelling the schools beyond capacity.
Vancouver plans for possible doubling of population
City pursues "EcoDensity Initiative" that expands downtown housing boom to transit-friendly corridors.
LEED-ND program: everyone wants in
This spring's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Neighborhood Development program (LEED-ND) committee was overwhelmed by applications from people wanting their projects included in the program’s first phase.
End of "fossil-fuel fiesta" will shake up planning, Kunstler tells CNU
New urbanists will have to work on a smaller scale and abandon greenfield projects in the future, author James Howard Kunstler predicted in a speech to the Congress for the New Urbanism in Philadelphia in mid-May.
Accessibility problems to be tackled in conference
The lobbying group AARP has agreed to host a conference in which new urbanists and advocates for the disabled will try to reach a consensus on access requirements for one- to three-unit residences.
Four form-based codes win awards
The first Driehaus Form-based Codes Awards were presented by Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk on behalf of the Form-Based Codes Institute during CNU’s annual conference.
A regional New Urbanism takes shape in Oregon
Developer Brooks Resources and its partners have embraced New Urbanism tenets in three Oregon communities — NorthWest Crossing in Bend, IronHorse in Prineville, and Yarrow in Madras.
Green tower with new urban plan rises in Philly
The 975-foot Comcast Center in Philadelphia, which may be the tallest building in the world seeking LEED certification, features a new urban site design.
Update on New Daleville
Starting prices at New Daleville have slipped. |
Plan courtesy of Morris Beacon Design
Courtesy of Terra Land Group
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