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.

Riding Amtrak Across the U.S.

GOOD Magazine sends a reporter across country on Amtrak to give a riders-eye view of the system.

Creating a Place for Public Debate of City Planning and Design

Baltimore considers following in the footsteps of Paris, San Francisco and Copenhagen by opening a "design center", a place for people to gather and debate the design of their city.

London's Buried Rivers Rise Again

The Mayor of London is pushing a plan to bring London's undergrounded rivers to the surface.

Emptying Suburbs Sign of Things to Come

CNN reports on the growing chaos in suburbs emptied by the mortgage crisis, and what they tell us about the future of the American dream.

Does TOD Create More Traffic?

In Boston, the MBTA and city planners are weighing the benefits and drawbacks of creating transit-oriented development along a major traffic corridor.