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.

World's Ugliest Buildings

Virtual Tourist selects its top 10 ugliest buildings, ranging from the Brutalist Boston City Hall to the Liechtenstein Museum of Fine Arts.

Superblock Project Struggles With Historic Preservation

A proposed $150 million superblock development in Baltimore's West Side has faced numerous obstacles, including significant resistance from historic preservationists who want to see more of the historic retail district preserved.

Friday Funny: Google Maps for Stinkiness

At the Japanese website Nioibu.com, visitors are geomapping odd odors, from gasoline fumes to curry.

A Plan for Hudson Park

Hudson Park and Boulevard is a new 4-acre system of parks being created in New York. Landscape architects Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates were selected to make their vision reality.

Is 'Peak Hierarchy' Next?

David Bollier argues that large institutions and businesses may have reached their peak, and we're headed towards a 'peer production' economy.