Tweeting From CNU17

Sat Jun 13 16:43:05 2009

Lynn Peterson:  The greatest return in the transportation system comes from small fixes instead of large projects. #cnu17

Sat Jun 13 16:23:49 2009

Scott Polikov: Texas is the first state to adopt the CNU Fixed ITE manual for designing roads. #cnu17

Sat Jun 13 14:32:45 2009

@cwsjd99 but what he was saying is that he could have spent the $ on lasting shov read projects but he was restricted to pothole fills

Fri Jun 12 21:08:55 2009

Russ:  You have to do things  in the deis process to get it right. Adding on later is much harder #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 21:06:04 2009

Russ: Created a place at Scaletbark that traded a little mobility for extra developable land to create place #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 21:03:11 2009

Troy Russ:  Infrastructure dictates the land use.  Land use is never invited to he party because of infrastructure fight #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 21:00:08 2009

Lethco: if we can reallocate parking in the system, we can create more community around the stations that have opportunity #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 20:57:50 2009

Trent Lethco: differnent station areas perform in different ways when it comes to access. #Cnu17

Fri Jun 12 20:55:46 2009

CNU #followfriday via @tomprete:  @reconnecting @naparstek @cnuopensource@SmartCityTrends

Fri Jun 12 20:49:44 2009

GB Arrington:  How do you fit elevated transit into the urban environment?  We need to think about it in a new way, as urban  #Cnu17

Fri Jun 12 18:46:59 2009

RT @naparstek: Jacky Grimshaw: "At $25K to $30K per parking spot, we are investing more in storing cars then what cars r worth." #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 18:20:55 2009

Coletta: We need to redefine the good life. There is a big challenge to getting it right. #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 18:15:36 2009

Coletta: We need to figure out the meta narritive that people care about long term. #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 18:09:50 2009

Carol Colletta: You need to connect to people in very simple ways.  #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 17:57:40 2009

Rather: Need to be 100% no jargon. Tell people what they can have, not what they can't have.   #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 17:55:07 2009

Rather: The green dividend work is the best I've heard in a way sell our ideas to people. #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 17:52:01 2009

Rather: Stop talking about transect, stop talking about carbon.  None of these things resonate with non-planners. #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 17:50:14 2009

Robin Rather:  People get that big oil is bad.  But they care more about clean air and water than living downtown.  #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 16:44:30 2009

Canin: were able to plan to build electric streetcar for less than the previously planned golf course.  Expect 50% of internal trips #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 16:41:49 2009

Canin: Plan for 'restoration'was to concentrate development on 32% of overallland and reduce environ impact #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 16:37:46 2009

Brian Canin: we need to shift focus from planning projects to subarea regional plans. #Cnu17

Fri Jun 12 16:24:50 2009

@naparstek 10 minutes

Fri Jun 12 16:24:28 2009

Nichols: Will sacrifice some TOD potential to pull in retail at Sheridan station on Gold Line. #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 16:20:55 2009

Kevin Nichols City of Arvada Co: Not all stations have equal capacity for creating place. #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 16:15:21 2009

Pleasant:  $9b expected around the north corridor in Charlotte #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 16:10:46 2009

Pleasant: $1.45b in planned development translates to $18m in new tax base #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 16:07:09 2009

Transit Ready Design:  Danny Pleasant from Charlotte:  we don't do rail just for transportation: we do it to orient land uses also #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 15:33:29 2009

Calthorpe: The transit capacity should limit development on site in Toronto along subway and lrt, not the auto access #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 15:31:18 2009

Calthorpe: A house in Alameda Point saves 5x ghg over central valley.  Doesn't need as much Air Cond  #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 15:27:37 2009

Calthorp: A smart growth scenario for California would be = to taking all cars off the road for 8 years #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 15:21:12 2009

RT @naparstek: Calthorpe: Daily VMT in Portland declined 11% from 96 to 02 while increasing 6% nationally. Regional planning matters. #cnu17

Fri Jun 12 03:42:13 2009

Checking out this cool loft space Northeast of downtown #cnu17 http://twitpic.com/7675d

Thu Jun 11 22:53:37 2009

Lomenick: Cities should start picking off key parcels early before you publicize big plans #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 22:36:34 2009

Lomenick: equity/debt control parking costs for development away from coasts Building types are more important 4 density feasibility #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 22:29:35 2009

Lomenick:  you have to have a very open dialog with cities when doing TOD. #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 22:14:08 2009

RT @RacheyMT: "HSR is most imp. Econ investment this country will/can make in 21st century, without it we'll be a failed superpower.." #pnid

Thu Jun 11 22:13:25 2009

RT @naparstek: Howard Lerner: "We have 2 rebuild urb train stations + make them places that people want 2 go rather than go through." #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 22:11:20 2009

Fogarty: There is a real misunderstanding of  what is feasible and money you can make at higher densities #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 21:51:42 2009

Arrington:  Start the debate with pedestrian oriented instead of transit oriented to avoid the technology argument that will come #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 21:45:00 2009

Cox-Blaire: We didn't start early enough on TOD education in Denver. #Cnu17

Thu Jun 11 21:11:34 2009

Arrington:  if you're office is 1/2 mile away the transit share is 10% vs 35% next to station in DC..  Residential more resilient.  #Cnu17

Thu Jun 11 21:08:24 2009

Arrington: there is a suburban bias in traffic standards. 50% less in TOD #Cnu17

Thu Jun 11 21:01:30 2009

Arrington: we need to think of TOD at the district rather than just at the parcel and project level. #Cnu17

Thu Jun 11 20:52:29 2009

Poticha: Biggest issue of implementation in TOD is bringing together all the actors that play a part #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 20:45:07 2009

Tod202 Poticha:  Density alone does not make for good Tod.  Need placemaking. #Cnu17

Thu Jun 11 20:15:59 2009

Tod202:  Phrase of the day:  Seeking the intellectual frontier.  #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 20:08:43 2009

TOD202 Session starting soon:  Speakers include Art Lomenick, Catherine Cox Blair, GB Arrington, Nadine Fogarty, Shelley Poticha #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 19:47:50 2009

McCrory: Shovel ready concept works against CNU principles. I wanted to put money into future transit projecti engineering #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 19:47:12 2009

McCrory:  felt we needed to build projects that would last a long time and leave a lasting legacy #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 19:46:36 2009

McCrory: Lowering the peak energy usage is important. 4 to 7 pm is most important. More so than turning off lights at 4am #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 19:42:06 2009

McCrory:  felt we needed to build projects that would last a long time and leave a lasting legacy

Thu Jun 11 19:40:10 2009

McCrory: Shovel ready concept works against CNU principles. I wanted to put money into future transit projecti engineering

Thu Jun 11 19:38:04 2009

McCrory:  Talking about ARRA.  "Must be shovel ready" was a big mistake. Missed engineers and architects. Most of $ went to repaving roads

Thu Jun 11 18:25:41 2009

Parking deck next to the light rail station at Univ of Denver not transit oriented #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 17:07:09 2009

Police Police me. Fare inspector checking tickets.  #Cnu17 http://twitpic.com/74kgy

Thu Jun 11 17:01:47 2009

On the train to the Tech Center #cnu17 http://twitpic.com/74k0b

Thu Jun 11 01:15:47 2009

McCrory: Biggest mistake. Stopped communicating about transit after first transit election. Assumed it was  a one time deal  #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 01:13:10 2009

McCrory: Vote on the policy before coming to the point where you have to make a decision #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 01:09:44 2009

McCrory: The city that has more choices in jobs transpo and opportunity will win in sustainable future #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 01:04:46 2009

McCrory: Dont sell a project, sell a vision #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 01:02:45 2009

McCrory: if you want to be a good planner, show people pictures of what happens when you do nothing #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 01:00:39 2009

McCrory: Transit is not a Republican or Democatic issue.  #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 00:59:35 2009

Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory: I stole a lot of ideas from Denver #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 00:47:56 2009

Hickenlooper:  Transpo plans based on person trips instead of car trips #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 00:46:53 2009

Hickenlooper: Got all 32 regional mayors to agree to build out Fastracks, 119 miles of new rail lines #cnu17

Thu Jun 11 00:44:39 2009

Denver Mayor Hickenlooper: Many new urbanist projects built recently.  Stapleton, Belmar, Prospect... #cnu17

Wed Jun 10 20:20:37 2009

Listening to presentation on a develomemt in Denver that is zero net energy. Uses passive solar and integrated storm water management #cnu17

Wed Jun 10 16:41:19 2009

Don't only need grass roots but grass tops #cnu17

Wed Jun 10 16:35:08 2009

@DowntownDTown Next Gen on wednesday is free and evening pub crawls are free throughout #cnu17 www.cnunextgen.org

Wed Jun 10 16:27:34 2009

Push the principles of Jan Gehl and become an evangehlist! #cnu17

Wed Jun 10 16:25:03 2009

Transit Alliance talks about educating citizens to help along public participation #cnu17

Wed Jun 10 15:59:23 2009

At #CNU17 Next Gen we're talking about Bike Miami Days. "let's open up the roads instead of "closing" them"

Tue Jun 09 20:45:46 2009

Heading out to #CNU17 soon.  In the meantime checkout www.reconnectingamerica.org for all tweets from the conference

Mon Jun 08 19:15:57 2009

New Urbanists Convene "California Congress" Aboard Historic Railcars   http://bit.ly/j6ITP