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Serving builders and developers throughout the nation in an effort to build the very best traditional neighborhoods and town centers.
Joined July 2020
On the final episode of Season 2, Aaron talks to #Raleigh's Jim Anthony of APG (Anthony Property Group) on how national builders look at traditional neighborhoods. Plus, Jim reveals a HUGE @Habitat_org #Affordable #Housing project- one of the biggest ever. https://t.co/CREayEXcgl
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Podcast Episode · Townbuilders · December 15, 2021 · 42m
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On this week's Townbuilder's, Aaron talks with Marta Goldsmith of the @FormBasedCodes Institute about: - The growth of Form Codes - Why Euclidean rules still dominate, and - How governments can foster better, walkable urbanism. @MVGoldsmith @NewUrbanism
https://t.co/ERm7J6HOi3
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Today we announce the 2nd season of the #Townbuilders Podcast! Episode 201 features Rick Cole (@urbanistcole), the new Executive Director of #CNU. Aaron & Rick discuss the state of @newurbanism, and how the new strategic plan strengthens the movement. https://t.co/2iBGeciU4z
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Hop on the bus, Gus. Make an urban plan, Sam. Read the report, sport, on 50 reasons to love urban places.
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Hop on the bus, Gus. Make an urban plan, Sam. Read the report, sport, on 50 reasons to love urban places.
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"Simplicity and repetition are not the enemy."
Gangi, Sicily. 4-5 storeys, narrow streets, good paving, integrated street lamps, no setbacks, continuous build line, minimal cars. Limestone rubble masonry, ashlar dressings, louvred shutters, shallow balconets, pantiled roofs. Simplicity and repetition are not the enemy.
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Excited to announce the launch of Kronberg Urbanists + Architects! Read Eric Kronberg's thoughts on the rebrand on our new blog:
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Planting trees is one of the biggest and cheapest ways to take CO2 out of the atmosphere to tackle the climate crisis. In cities, the cooling impact of a single healthy street tree can equal 10 air conditioners operating round the clock! #EarthDay
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The urban planning response to Covid in Norfolk, Virginia, was imaginative and comprehensive. Work Program Architects, Yard & Co, and Team Better Block won a merit award in The Region: Metropolis, City, and Town category of CNU's 2021 Charter Awards. https://t.co/9nawEQF0VD
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Although simplified, games such as Minecraft, ARK: Survival Evolved, Spiritfarer, etc. are teaching a generation of kids what things are made of and where the materials come from. How can we help these kids if they would rather discover this and be more hands-on in real life?
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Culdesac in Tempe, Arizona, a model community that combines urbanism with technology, is demonstrating an untapped demand for car-free living. Opticos Design won a merit award in the Emerging Projects category of CNU's 2021 Charter Awards. https://t.co/cZl0RMli1V
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In a rapidly changing world, design can create more resilient places. CNU https://t.co/l04FYUCS5w for Change will leverage the full benefits of a virtual event and our rates are some of the best of any Congress in decades. Register now! #CNU29
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NTBA member project...expanding!
Forging ahead in Oldham County. Larger lots. Plenty of green space. The Hamlet, Norton Commons. Oldham County living with Norton Commons charm. #NortonCommonsLife
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Today we talk with @frankstarkey, developer in New Port Richey, Florida, Board Member of the #CNU, and past president of the @Town_Builders. We dig into the nuance of developing in small towns, and lead with a Minute about single-family zoning.
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Don’t miss this important conversation with Ward Davis in the latest podcast of Townbuilders’.
Today we talk to Ward Davis of High Street Real Estate + Development, a leader in financing walkable @NewUrbanism. There’s also an obituary for Dan Camp, the legendary developer of The @cottondistrict , who we lost in October.
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"single family zoning reform is...that rare policy prescription that will cost the public treasury nothing, induce more affordable housing to be developed by the private sector, and most importantly, begin to redress a shameful wrong."
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Agricultural Urbanism takes shape https://t.co/GiEiSG6FLS
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COVID-19 threw a curb-ball at many cities, who adapted curb usage to better fit the changes in life during a pandemic. Read how @t4america’s 2020 cohort of the Smart Cities Collaborative adapted to support public health + small businesses:
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Transportation for America’s 2020 cohort of the Smart Cities Collaborative was always meant to focus on curbside management. But then came COVID-19, radically shifting all aspects of our lives—incl...
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https://t.co/LSo5eX7q3R Looks like our friends at CNU had a hand in writing the text for the highway portion of this legislation. #NewUrbanAgenda #highwayremoval
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A new Senate bill includes a $10 billion program aimed at cities that are considering removing urban freeways and repairing the damage these projects inflicted on vulnerable communities decades ago.
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On today’s podcast we talk to Thomas Dougherty, an expert on the history, architecture & development opportunities of “The American Alley”. @NewUrbanism #adu #alley #yimby #housing
https://t.co/gbxPbDCwy8
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The Townbuilders Podcast is a production of the National Townbuilders Association @town_builders. Season 1 Release Winter 2020-2021. @NewUrbanism #CNU #Urbanism #Cities
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