Tim Halbur

Tim Halbur is communications director for the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU).

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Tim Halbur is communications director for the Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU), the leading organization promoting walkable, mixed-use neighborhood development, sustainable communities and healthier living conditions. He was managing editor of Planetizen from 2008 to 2011.

Apartments Replace Retail At Los Angeles TOD Site

At the subway stop at Wilshire Blvd. and Vermont, developer Jerry Snyder halted construction on his planned vertical retail mall, saying that the apartment market is comparatively "very strong."

Building the Virtual City

Beatville is a new "open source, multi-player environment for real cities", which purports to be a useful tool for democratizing urban planning.

The Twisty, Bendy, Far-Out World of Asian Architecture

Barun Roy says that some of the most adventurous, bizarre and impractical architecture is being built in Asia.

An Improbable Eco-Village in L.A.

In the heart of Koreatown in Los Angeles, an experimental community took over 2 apartment complexes in the '90s. Today, it's a thriving group of folks trying to live greenly in the big city.

Tea Party Senator Proposes Cutting HUD's Funding - Completely

Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky has introduced a new bill proposing to completely defund the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).