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.

Architects That Have Abandoned Architecture

Archinect is profiling architects who have left the field, and why. Matt Trimble and Garett Hwang have moved into industrial design and 'design computing'.

2009 in Trains, Planes, Boats, Bikes, and More

Treehugger has a look at the best and worst transportation technology of 2009, from solar planes to bike highways.

Gated Communities Not Safer, Say Police

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police chief stated in a public meeting that their evidence shows that the gated communities in the area are not statistically any freer of crime than non-gated ones.

Friday Funny - Socialized Highways

Americans are shocked to discover that the country's highways are subsidized by Big Government at the taxpayer's expense.

Living the Parking Lot Lifestyle

Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron have designed a new parking garage for Miami that attempt to engage the public with a shockingly open-air design.