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Moving forward, cutting back
Submitted by anthony.riederer on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 2:45pm.Eoin O'Carroll, of the Christian Science Monitor, writes about how Americans are continuing to cut back on driving, despite finding a little relief from gas prices.
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Rising gas prices provide a good start to 2030 Challenge
Submitted by Jon Davis on Tue, 07/01/2008 - 8:41pm.Doug Farr’s 2030 Challenge, issued at CNU XVI just three months ago, requi
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Rail rides a run of good news
Submitted by Jon Davis on Fri, 06/13/2008 - 7:09pm.The week that ended with a Friday the 13th was filled with rather good news for the transit and train mavens (and Cubs fans) among us.
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another environmental cost of sprawl
Submitted by MLewyn on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 6:37pm.Randall O’Toole has another piece out on Cato Institute letterhead (http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=9325 ) in which he argues that rail transit is less efficient than bus service.
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Transit, Density Sustain Communities in Difficult Housing Market
Submitted by Joe Menard on Wed, 01/09/2008 - 6:15pm.As we experience a poor housing market in America, it's important to consider the geography of areas both losing and gaining property value. The
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Public Transit: A green line
Submitted by Jon Davis on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 10:37pm.Quite a contrast between the Garden State and the Prairie State:
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Public Transit: A green line
Submitted by Jon Davis on Mon, 01/07/2008 - 10:35pm.Quite a contrast between the Garden State and the Prairie State:
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Austin Chronicle Discusses Planning with Duany, Dittmar
Submitted by Joe Menard on Fri, 11/30/2007 - 6:50pm.CNU Board members Andres Duany and Hank Dittmar are featured in Katherine Gregor's "Developing Stories" article from the No
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Southern California Missing the Point on Global Warming
Submitted by Joe Menard on Wed, 08/01/2007 - 3:38pm.Rick Cole, 2007 Charter Award juror and city manager of Ventura, CA, writes a poigniant criticism in the Los Angeles Times of Southern California's planning techniques and environmental strategies. The state remains overwelmingly suburban and auto-centric, and while some developers try to densify L... read more »
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Why you can't trust liberals on urbanism either
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 07/20/2007 - 1:54pm.At CNU XV, Barney Frank argued that smart growth supporters should support liberal Democrats, because Republican support for tax cuts and military spending leaves no room for smart-growth oriented pro
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