Urban Boulevards: Coming to a City Near You

CNT’s President, Scott Bernstein, and Congress of the New Urbanism’s (CNU’s) John Norquist, have spent a good chunk of the past year traveling around the country offering their expert opinions on the benefits of replacing elevated highways with more open, street-level systems.

This past week at the invitation of Congressman Brian Higgins, they were in Buffalo, NY speaking to a group of residents. In Buffalo, the issue (not unlike the situation in Seattle) is the Skyway elevated highway. Buffalo’s situation is not unique: what to do with an aging, underused, expensive, and often obstructive infrastructure. In Buffalo’s case, the Skyway intrudes on the value of a viable city waterfront.

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Start Thinking About Your Own Rain Garden

Sure, it’s 20 degrees in Chicago and from this vantage, spring is a mere fleck on the map, but what better time could there be to start dreaming about your future outdoor activities?! CNT has some new tools to assist with your green thumb fantasies!

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Natural Resources Portfolio News

CNT’s Natural Resources work gains a new tool and a new face this week. We introduced our Green Solutions pocket guide, “Water: From Trouble to Treasure”, yesterday at the Illinois River Coordinating Council meeting. Visit our website later in the week to learn more about this guide to affordable and accomplishable “green infrastructure” solutions.

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