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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.
<p>Alex Steffen of WorldChanging proposes that globalization could soon change direction as transportation costs increase.</p>
<p>Simmons Buntin tours metropolitan Denver with local planner Carolyn Dooling and finds a host of vibrant developments.</p>
<p>In Boston, architecture firm Utile and non-profit developer Urban Edge bring a new, stylish look to affordable housing.</p>
<p>Wendell Cox looks at commuting patterns, and finds that the old supposition that most commuters are going from suburban housing to urban jobs no longer holds water.</p>
<p>Southern Maine planners, who have long subscribed to the idea that they worked in rural, car-dependent communities, are beginning to embrace density, mixed-uses, and transit.</p>
