Topic: smart growth
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16 Rules for 'Smarter' Smart Growth
It’s time to update the so-called 1990's-era "ten principles" that emphasize compact development, transportation choices, and so on.
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Why Obama's New Pick for the EPA Will Be Good for Cities
Gina McCarthy has a strong record on regulating pollutants. But she also gets smart growth.
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Videos
America Is a Walking Disaster
In much of the country, walking – that most basic and human method of movement, and the one most important to our health – is all but impossible.
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Urban Wonk
What Our Urban Planning Vocabulary Says About Our Cities
A look at how the words we use have evolved.
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Urban Wonk
The 5 Most Important Sustainability Stories of 2013
A new rise of suburban sprawl, getting serious about climate change and more.
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Videos
Denver's Innovative Strategy to Give Public Housing Residents What They Want
The Housing Authority is using a cultural audit to redevelop the city's outdated South Lincoln Homes, not far from downtown.
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Urban Wonk
The Case for Listening to NIMBYs
We’ll never make much progress by ignoring them.
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Urban Wonk
A New Policy That Incentivizes Walkable Neighborhoods
Massachusetts pushes diverse, dense zoning.
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The Congressional Races Urbanists Should Be Watching
And some other House races to keep your eye on.
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How California Legislated Its Way to Smarter Growth
A landmark 2008 land use law has led to more sustainable communities.
