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.

First Toll on a Surface Road Under Consideration

A suburb of Dallas ponders charging a toll on a surface road, perhaps the first such plan for a surface road in the United States.

Drivers Cling to Their SUVs

Even as SUV sales have dropped 33% this year, some drivers hang on to their gas-guzzlers. "You've got to have that room when you're moving around," says a Georgia man. The cost of switching is another major factor for families.

Barn-Raising For the 21st Century

An old-fashioned community barn-raising in Masonville, Texas could in fact be a glimpse of the future.

Using Cellphone GPS, Researchers Prove We're Homebodies

GPS from cellphones is enabling exciting research into human behavior, but European studies show that our behavior is rarely exciting.

Robert Reich Stumps for Transit

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich gives his two cents about the need to expand public transit.