{"id":4255,"date":"2009-05-16T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2009-05-16T16:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/2009\/05\/16\/congress-for-the-new-urbanism-video-winner\/"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:17:10","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:17:10","slug":"congress-for-the-new-urbanism-video-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2009\/05\/16\/congress-for-the-new-urbanism-video-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress for the New Urbanism Video Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VGJt_YXIoJI[\/youtube]<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnu.org\/\">Congress for the New Urbanism<\/a> has announced the winner of its 2009 video contest.  This short film <em>Built to Last<\/em> was made by the award-winning documentary teams First + Main Media in Julian, CA and Paget Films in Buffalo, NY.  Their film summarizes the main principles of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Urbanism\">New Urbanism movement<\/a>, which promotes, density, walkability and neighbourhood-based development as opposed to sprawl.<\/p>\n<p>While the message may not be new to those who read this blog, the video is still a good introduction for those new to urban space issues and the impact of city planning on the environment.  While a bit simplistic and at times a little too black and white, <em>Built to Last<\/em> may be the kind of 3 minute trailer that will get more people thinking about the importance of sustainable cities.<\/p>\n<p>The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is an American group largely made up of planners, developers, architects, engineers, public officials, investors, and community activists interested in promoting vibrant mixed-use neighbourhoods and communities.  Their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnu.org\/charter\">charter<\/a> outlines some of the basic tenants of the New Urbanism movement, together with how the CNU hopes to steer public policy and municipal planning decisions towards achieving these ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VGJt_YXIoJI[\/youtube] The Congress for the New Urbanism has announced the winner of its 2009 video contest. This short film Built to Last was made by the award-winning documentary teams First + Main Media in Julian, CA and Paget Films in Buffalo, NY. 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