#ForewordFriday: Can Urbanism Be Effortless?
By Jada Mosley / On February 15th, 2019
Before we can create vibrant, sustainable urban areas, we need to understand what naturally happens when people congregate in cities.
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Webinar: Unlocking Multimodality in N America
In recent years, some urban planners have begun to explore ways to unlock Dutch-style multimodality, hoping to utilize the bicycle as a tool to increase public-transit ridership and decrease car dependency. In fact, the case could be made that—with the right conditions—bikes are better placed to deal with the lower population densities and longer distances traveled in North America.
CNU Webcast with Jeff Speck on Walkable City Rules
CNU's Membership Engagement Manager Jay Shepley speaks with Jeff Speck about his new book, Walkable City Rules; 101 Steps to Making Better Places during their November webcast. During this conversation, Jay asks people about Jeff's new book, diving into why a rule book is needed and how it's a benefit to the new urbanist community.
Diversifying Urban Design - CNU 25 Panel
This panel explores the dearth of diversity in urban design and planning—and its impact on communities. It also suggests ways to build a pipeline of talent that better reflects the diversity of cities.
A Visual Tool for Guiding Urban Change
By Charles R. Wolfe / On June 14th, 2017
Chuck Wolfe, author of the new book Seeing the Better City, shares how photo-powered “urban diaries” can give residents a powerful new way to contribute to the dialogue that shapes their cities
Equitable Urban Planning Can't Happen Without Black People
By Charles Ellison / On June 12th, 2017
Sit at the tables where people are deciding where the new school will go, whether to expand the bus stop or if a new business can drop itself into a neighborhood, and the first question that comes to mind is, “Where are all the people of color?”
Bridging A Gap on the Bronx River
By Veronica Vanterpool, Joan Byron / On February 12th, 2017
A Changing Climate Means A Changing Society. The Island Press Urban Resilience Project, Supported By The Kresge Foundation And The JPB Foundation, Is Committed To A Greener, Fairer Future. This Post Was Originally Published On CoLab Radio.
When the Bronx River Greenway was first proposed in 1999, David Shuffler was a teenager living in West Farms.
WATCH: Alex Garvin at The Skyscraper Museum
By David Hall / On October 17th, 2016
Founded in 1996, The Skyscraper Museum is a private, not-for-profit, educational corporation devoted to the study of high-rise building, past, present, and future. Located in New York City, the world's first and foremost vertical metropolis, the museum celebrates the city's rich architectural heritage and examines the historical forces and individuals that have shaped its successive skylines.
#ForewordFriday: The Past and Future City Edition
By David Hall / On October 14th, 2016
As cities in America redevelop, they face challenges to citizens’ wellbeing, i.e. gentrification and sustainability concerns.
At the Nexus of Gentrification and Environmentalism
By Pamela Boyce Simms / On July 12th, 2016
Optimism is alive in a new generation of environmentally aware and astute African American young people who “get it.” Over the past four years 40,000 pounds of trash has been removed from Washington DC’s Anacostia River by young, local African American residents.