Tim Halbur

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

Member for
18 years 6 months

Contributed 4134 posts

Full Bio

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.

Homebuilding On the Rise in January

New housing and apartment construction was up 2.8 percent in January, according to the Commerce Department. That's 591,000 new units.

Innovations in Healthy Retail Pay Off

Five speakers detail how programs to beautify streetscapes, improve neighborhood retail climates and bring fresh food to urban stores paid off for store owners and community residents alike.

Infrastructure Emergency

Bob Herbert asks, 'What's wrong with us?' in this editorial on America's crumbling infrastructure and the uphill battle to get it fixed.

The Importance of Being Urban

If we are "urbanists," does that mean we're anti-suburban? Or do choice and economics define our choices? Architect Fanis Grammenos reflects on his own history of shelter and the ideology of urbanism.

Dallas Streetcar is 1 of 51 Projects to Receive Federal Funding

DOT Secretary Ray LaHood announced $1.5 billion in transportation grants this morning, including $23 million towards a streetcar project in Dallas.