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| New Urban News Publications • PO Box 6515, Ithaca, NY 14851 607-275-3087 • Fax 607-272-2685 • mail@ UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 9, 2010 If you received this message once before, we apologize for the duplication. Here are today's articles on New Urban Network — a new website on livable communities and smart growth. NEWS & OPINION New website on livable communities launched NEW URBAN NEtwork New Urban Network (newurbannetwork.com) is a new online publication providing dynamic news, research, and implementation tools for citizens and professionals interested in New Urbanism and smart growth. READ MORE Obama's transportation plan: Update NEW URBAN NEtwork The reaction of smart growth experts grows more positive to Obama's $50 billion transportation plan. read more Dear Uncle Sam: Transit Design Really Does Matter Planetizen "Independent of mode, the design of transit facilities matters tremendously in capturing the economic development, environmental, land use and mobility benefits of transit investments." read more Brevity is the soul of Brookhaven design guidelines The town asked that ADL boil down the 43 pages to 2 pages. That's one sheet, front and back — the front for urban standards, the back for architectural standards. read more A radical re-alignment "The millennials will likely confound apologists for the status quo ante who suggest that the relentless dispersion to the exurbs remains America’s manifest destiny." Virginia Beach's plan to transform the city Officials want to use the mass transit system, if it's approved by the City Council, to drive higher density urban-style development. read more |     |
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