Terrible end to a wonderful week. #CNU24 #OrlandoStrong #LoveOrlando

Great cities rise repeatedly despite bombings, earthquakes, fire...
Why should decades of disinvestment be any different?
#CNU24
#Detroit

Vernacular design learns by converging on success. The Avante garde refuses to repeat success. -@andres_duany #CNU24

In a Charrette, specialists are forced to realized the overlap between their domains (and stakeholders'). -David Brain #CNU24

The structure of social relations results in a different kind of urbanism -David Brain #cnu24

This is what a breakout venue looks like at #CNU24 #goodbyeconferencecenter

The @NatlMainStreet program has tremendously helped suburban towns across the US -@DunhamJones #CNU24

Detroit continues to take my breath away #CNU24

We need different tools for strong markets and weak markets -@DunhamJones #sprawlretrofit #CNU24

But we also can't talk down to people because then they won't respond -Laura Clemons #CNU24

Many people are interested but we don't have the right vocabulary. If you reach out then more people will respond. -Laura Clemons #CNU24

You can do lovable modern architecture. We need to do more of it. -@stevemouzon #CNU24

Places that are unfinished, that have room for appropriation. -Michaele Pride #CNU24

THIS!: Variation within a narrow range is something we have found difficult to replicate [in modern (new) urbanism] -@stevemouzon #CNU24

Beauty leads people to admiration. Love moves people to action. -@stevemouzon #CNU24

New York City could have zero traffic deaths if every car was going 20mph or under (ok not quite that simple but close) -@jmassengale #CNU24

We need to reach consumers and turn them back into citizens if we want advocates for great places -@Marianne_Cusato #CNU24

The people we need to reach in real estate are focused on stainless steel and granite -@Marianne_Cusato #CNU24

If we can't produce places that are not more expensive then we've lost before we've begun. -Marianne Cusatto #CNU24

Build buildings that are amenitied by civilization, not a swimming pool.

-@johnthebad
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New Urbanists are people who love cities and have huge authority issues.

-@johnthebad
#CNU24

Civilization is made of small things that aggregate into larger things which add up to great places.
-@johnthebad
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It's ironic that many associate @NewUrbanism with overregulation. We spend much of our energy trying to lighten rules.

#CNU24 #leanurbanism

You can't regulate a shipping container like it's a building. It's too expensive.
-@andres_duany #CNU24 #leanurbanism

I thought real estate was supposed to *make* money. Why does it need all these subsidies?

-@andres_duany #CNU24 #leanurbanism

Start by addressing 80% of a giant problem, leaving time and budget for improvement & course correction.
-@andres_duany #CNU24 #leanurbanism

#JaneJacobs set the foundation for the charrette.
-@andres_duany #CNU24 #leanurbanism

If you think The Long Emergency (by @Jhkunstler) is dystopian, you haven't read the whole book.

-@andres_duany #CNU24

If being green costs more, you're doing it wrong.
-@andres_duany #CNU24

Everything about @SeasideFL_, we did the way we did because it was inexpensive.
-@andres_duany #CNU24