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[CNU Minnesota @CnuMinnesota]

#CNU28 update #NewUrbanism

[Congress for the New Urbanism @NewUrbanism]

We're taking #CNU28 online to host a virtual Congress to be held from June 10-13, 2020 that will include 55-70 sessions and a number of pre-Congress webinars.

For more information visit: https://t.co/E2VT04w92I

[𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @grescoe]

Car traffic already down 28% in #Oslo; plans to cut emissions 95% by 2030. https://t.co/o7dWcVxGj6

[Hazel Borys @hborys]

On-road emissions, a dominant source of urban air pollution, damage human health. Emissions increase air pollution intake (and damage health) of travelers (internal costs), and of non-travelers (external costs). #pollution #transportation https://t.co/moMTXB5hwo

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

Public surveys about municipal decisions may be well-intentioned, but they suffer from a fatal flaw. https://t.co/i0C3q69yOC

[Ian Sheltering in Oakland @IanWolfeRoss]

economic recovery requires collaboration.
time to partner up.

@SmartGrowthUSA launched a network connecting people and projects to support walkable development in 15 cities.

join the discussion
https://t.co/9zNF64gCQz

[Charles Marohn @clmarohn]

Parking is a temporary land use.

Wherever there is parking, the goal should be to eventually not have parking.

You give up parking when the land is so valuable, when the place is so desirable, that nobody would think of using it for parking.

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

Professional planners:
Create & enforce #landuse rules that make driving the only reasonable way to access jobs.

Also professional planners:
Conduct studies to understand why people keep driving to access jobs.

[CNU Midwest @CNUMidwest]

“The conventional landscape required mowing, trimming, mulching, water, replacement, over-seeding and fertilizing at an annual cost of $67,800.  The annual cost for the prairie management, on the other hand, is a mere $14,250.”
— @StrongTowns https://t.co/JbGaGicaLS

[Joe Minicozzi @JoeUrbanThree]

Jerry Seinfeld: So You Think New York Is ‘Dead’ https://t.co/NBzIM0B07t

[Congress for the New Urbanism @NewUrbanism]

On 8/25 at 2pm ET, join @NYCParks Commissioner Mitchell Silver for an #OntheParkBench conversation focused on equity-focused planning, moderated by @mallorybaches https://t.co/5oMqdyWwxC

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

We need a solution to traffic fatalities that goes beyond telling people to "drive more carefully." https://t.co/Q8oo8V6Yea

[Richard Florida @Richard_Florida]

Here is the link: https://t.co/Cx9OIYvpsF

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

" "Middle neighborhoods" offer the right balance of urban amenities and elbow room. The problem is that current zoning laws and other standards make it extremely challenging to build these neighborhoods." #missingmiddle https://t.co/jmSycGSsJy

[Hazel Borys @hborys]

Portland’s city council set a new bar for North American housing reform Wednesday by legalizing up to four homes on almost any residential lot. #zoning #affordablehousing https://t.co/fW8q5iMUBT

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

"Now instead of writing 2000 words on the perceived problem, I am just going to list all the reasons why the perceived parking problem is just a bunch of bull**** and hopefully save you all countless hours of arguing about it." https://t.co/bSlxuLZMEs

[CNU Minnesota @CnuMinnesota]

The DOT is destroying buildings & adding lanes to make it a “Complete Street”

It’s 2020 and @MnDOT is still in the 1950s. Embarrassing.

[Strong Towns @StrongTowns]

You won't see people fighting to save buildings from the '70s-'00s like we do to preserve historic beauties from the 1800s. If we want to build resilient cities, we need to build lovable buildings. https://t.co/lISjyngUm6

[Marty Walsh @serialhobbyist1]

Twitter urbanism friends: Council is trying to require a connectivity index, my councilman says culdesacs are the most efficient use of land, are safer and more sociable and so voted against the index. Gimme your best articles to educate him...

[Rob Bratney @robbratney]

Chicago is already primed for this! I’ve long thought that the alleyways in the Loop, for example, were well-suited for more small-scale retail like this. Would make the Loop less chainstore-heavy, and give small entrepreneurs access to a major customer stream.

[Jorge E. Amador Ceron, CNU-A @jorgeeamadorc]

“Social interactions builds real communities. “ Daniel Morales #CNU28 #citiesforpeople #amadorarquitectos #livableplaces @judyMEANA