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News and resources relating to public initiatives on walkable communities and new urban planning.

Toronto Mayor Backs Down On Waterfront Plan

Mayor Rob Ford has abandoned his effort to seize development control on Toronto's eastern harbor. This effort sparked controversy over ...

‘Developer Fiefdoms’: How They Benefit Washington’s Emerging Neighborhoods

Washington, DC, is sprinkled with mini-neighborhoods that blossomed during the past decade, a period in which the city gained nearly ...

Plan Of The Month December 2010: Low-carbon Urban Design For China

Editor's note: New Urban Network is beginning a new feature called Plan of the Month. Low-carbon urban design standards for ...

Greenest City, Fairest City, ‘Complete’ City? Urban Rankings Are Many, And Complex

As planning director of Vancouver, British Columbia, for a little less than five years, Brent Toderian is reluctant to claim ...

Major Canadian Parties Avoid Urban Issues

Canadian urbanists are disappointed by the lack of response from major Canadian parties in the run-up to the May 2 ...

Canadian Urbanists Inject Their Issues Into The National Election

With the Canadian federal election scheduled for May 2, the Council for Canadian Urbanism presents a 10-point program to officials ...