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An impressive month for the federal sustainability partnership
concept_for_sheridan_expressway_corridor_nyc_by_southern_bronx_river_watershed_alliance.jpgIn a breathtaking series of press conferences and releases as well as a major report, the federal Partnership...
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Message from Victor Dover and John Norquist: HUD Sustainability Program at Risk
Dear CNU member,We want to alert you to an impending threat to some relatively small but important programs that are on the choread more
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Cities, Conservatives and the Future of the Country
510phqmw-l._sl500_aa300_.jpgHarvard economist Ed Glaeser is recognized as fairly conservative, certainly an enthusiast for market based policies. His new book, Triumph of the City, calls the city man's...
View ArticleTwo-Stepping with the Feds on Earth Day
As noted on the CNU Facebook page earlier this week, the one-step-forwards-one-step-back dance with the Feds continues. Last Friday, one foot was put forward when news emerged that HUD’s Sustainable...
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Funding Eliminated for HUD's Sustainable Communities Program
partnershipsc.jpgNegotiators in the Senate and House of Representatives have reached an agreement on federal spending on urban initiatives and rail transportation for the 2012 fiscal year. The...
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HUD Announces 2011 Sustainable Communities Grantees
picture_7.pngThe Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities has announced the winners of the FY2011 competitions for the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning and Community Challenge grant...
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HUD's Sustainable Communities Resource Center
hud.jpgThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has launched a new online resource that compiles information for American policy-makers, professionals, and residents seeking to green their...
View ArticleHenry Cisneros and Independent for Life
Henry Cisneros, the former secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will be signing copies of his new book,Independent for Life: Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging...
View ArticleMontgomery Bankers Discuss Main Street
On Wednesday, September 19, I met with seventeen bankers, two developers, and Montgomery, Alabama Economic Development Director Chad Emerson. I spoke for fifteen minutes about CNU's Live/Work/Walk...
View ArticleMayor's Task Force for Downtown Lending
One of the lasting marks from the Great Recession has been a decrease in lending. This can be a good thing if it means that financially-unsound projects don't get funded. Unfortunately, not only...
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