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.

Florida is Ideal Test Case for High-Speed Rail, Says TIME

TIME Magazine gives an overview of possibility of high-speed rail in the country, and sees Florida as the perfect place to start.

Size Matters

The main reason people move to the outer suburbs is for larger homes, says a small study conducted by Ohio State University.

The Dynamism, and Dysfunction, of Los Angeles

That's where authors Nathan Cherry and Kurt Nagle found their inspiration for their new book about urban form. Grid/Street/Place.

Oklahoma City: The Next Big Thing?

In the world of natural gas, Oklahoma City is ground zero. Sandridge, a large independent producer of natural gas, is parlaying its new importance into a $100 million investment in the downtown, complete with parkland.

Rails to Trails, or Rails to Rails?

An unused right-of-way between Lansdale, PA and Bethlehem is being contested between those that want to return it to passenger rail service and those that want to turn it into a linear park.