@BetterBurb

The Hub for Great Suburban Design. Powered by @NewUrbanism and founded by @RauchFoundation

 Washington, DC
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It's no longer city versus suburb. It's walkable versus car-oriented. buildabetterburb.org/real-be…
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Brent Toderian
@BrentToderian7 Mar 2020
“Seniors have the most to gain from pedestrian & cycling improvements — yet they often feel threatened by changes that provide alternatives to driving.” Include seniors in active transportation planning. Via ⁦@NewUrbanism⁩ & ⁦@cnupublicsquare⁩: cnu.org/publicsquare/2020/03…
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"While New Urbanists have increased the supply of walkable, mixed-use places with access to transit, the supply falls far short of meeting the demand for such places. This has forged an affordability problem, and, in turn, and equity problem." cnu.org/publicsquare/2020/02…

How New Urbanism research could build better cities

What do we need to know about the success, failure, and future prospects of creating walkable, diverse urbanism?

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How can we retrofit our suburbs to be more equitable and livable? Leslie Creane of Congress for the New Urbanism spoke with @williamson_arch and @justupthepike at #CNU27 in Louisville. Listen to their conversation via our podcast: soundcloud.com/user-11224495…

Suburban Retrofit: How to Get from Where We Are to More Livable,...

Leslie Creane of Congress for the New Urbanism talks with June Williamson, chair of the Bernard & Anne Spitzer School of Architecture, The City College of New York; and Dan Reed, transportation planne

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Even in the vast American drivable urban landscape, families can figure out how to do without a car—walking and biking to meet every personal need. Here’s how it’s done and you can do it, too. cnu.org/publicsquare/2020/01…

Going carless in a driving city

Even in the vast American drivable urban landscape, families can figure out how to do without a car—walking and biking to meet every personal need. Here’s how it’s done and you can do it, too.

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Jeremy Jordan@JeremyTownBoard27 Dec 2019
As someone who cares about the amount of toxins being carried into our streams from impervious surfaces I love this idea to create more green space! Asphalt, Be Gone! How Depave Is Replacing Parking Lots with Parks buildabetterburb.org/asphalt… via @BetterBurb
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This article on @cityofcarmelin #CNUCharterAwards winning boulevard project made @CNUPublicSquare's top 10 most popular articles for 2019! #suburbanretrofit #walkability #mixeduse #placemaking cnu.org/publicsquare/2019/05…
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Matt Staub@staubio7 Nov 2019
Man, there's no escaping this culture problem. Just got chased down and cut off by the driver who was stuck behind me while I yielded to a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk. Driver laid on horn the entire time I waited, which was my legal obligation. Streets are out of control. – at Kansas City, MO
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With @williamson_arch and @justupthepike! #betterburbs
Smart Growth Online@smartgrowthorg25 Sep 2019
Have you registered for this Friday's webinar yet? "Suburbs for Everyone: How to Rethink, Redesign, and Redevelop the 'Burbs to Be More Affordable and Livable" 9/27 at 1 p.m. EDT conta.cc/30rkpkM
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Build a Better Burb@BetterBurb16 Jul 2019
Are the #suburbs ready for smart technologies? Join a free @IslandPress webinar on how suburbs can “future-proof” themselves. 1.5 #AICP CM credits available for live attendance. Register now! attendee.gotowebinar.com/reg…
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Are the #suburbs ready for smart technologies? Join a free @IslandPress webinar on how suburbs can “future-proof” themselves. 1.5 #AICP CM credits available for live attendance. Register now! attendee.gotowebinar.com/reg…
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Chris Leinberger@ChrisLeinberger16 Jul 2019
I agree with this thread...we need more land zoned for walkable urban stuff then is actually built upon it to be a competitive, that is modest priced, market.
Neil Lovitt@neil_lovitt15 Jul 2019
Replying to @neil_lovitt @HoussamElokda @jen_keesmaat @JoeUrbanThree @ChrisLeinberger
So yea, put in the zoning to enable that apartment building we need, but also make sure that for each required apartment building, there are 4 different sites where it could be feasibly built.
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Saskia Sassen@SaskiaSassen14 Jul 2019
Women-books on urbanism curbed.com/2019/3/8/18256644…
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Addison Del Mastro@ad_mastro1 May 2019
Thoughts on starting down the path of homeownership and family in a country that is in decline. What if there's already been a collapse, and this affluent corner of America outside Washington, DC is just lucky to have missed it? arcdigital.media/anxiety-in-…
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Emily Badger@emilymbadger4 Apr 2019
“The roads hold such a special position in our brain that we use logic around them that we would never use around everything else.” How congestion pricing challenges that deeply American logic: nytimes.com/2019/04/04/upsho…

The Streets Were Never Free. Congestion Pricing Finally Makes That Plain. (Published 2019)

The policy could change not just traffic, but also how we think about the infrastructure cars require.

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well, that's one way to go.
Ethan Kent@ebkent31 Mar 2019
We're proud to announce a new program for #TacticalSuburbanism! After successfully bringing #TacticalUrbanism & #LighterQuickerCheaper to #Urbanism, @StreetPlans & @PPS_Placemaking are now bringing these ideas to Suburbanism: pps.org/article/making-citie… #Placemaking #NewUrbanism
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Ellen Dunham-Jones@DunhamJones26 Mar 2019
Replying to @natehoodstp @RedesignCities @mitchell_silver @ryangravel @BetterBurb @stevemouzon
Thanks Nate! June Williamson and I are (finally) wrapping up a follow-up book on Retrofitting Suburbia. Loads more (and more ambitious) case studies coming soon!
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alex block 🚅@alex_block24 Mar 2019
I’ll bet Potomac won’t change much, even if they don’t appreciate in value. It’s the more marginal McMansion burbs we should watch.
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle23 Mar 2019
I’ve always wondered what’s eventually going to happen with all those McMansions in Potomac.
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CNU Orlando@CNUOrlando24 Mar 2019
Stop trying to solve traffic and start building great places brook.gs/2UJU4MN

Stop trying to solve traffic and start building great places | Brookings

Here is one of the biggest reasons we’re stuck in traffic—and it signals a need for a new way to guide our future plans and investments.

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