Topic: smart growth
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2 Different Ways to Cut Driving by 1/5
Researchers find a short-term approach and a long-term approach.
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Why Has Scandinavia's Biggest Development Project Abandoned its Master Plan?
The signature piece of Copenhagen's enormous Ørestad experiment, by Polish-American architect Daniel Libeskind, is no more.
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Videos
Updating the American Dream
An interview with innovative architect Peter Calthorpe.
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Videos
Why Urbanites Make the Best Use of Environmental Resources
The head of the environmental program at Bloomberg Philanthropies makes the case in this compelling video.
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An Intriguing But Flawed Attack on Smart Growth
A new study claims to "contradict" the premise that density discourages driving — but does it?
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How to Protect Lake Tahoe (and Places Like It)
Rules for protecting the resources we love.
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Urban Wonk
Could Density Actually Reduce Traffic?
Yes, according to one new study.
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Why Smart Growth Can't Be the Only Answer
Smart growth policies are important, but they're not enough.
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Urban Wonk
Is SoCal America's Next Environmental Success Story?
The region has a bad smart growth record. But a new sustainable communities strategy just might change all that.
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Urban Wonk
Why Young Americans Are Driving So Much Less Than Their Parents
Millennials are increasingly uninterested in the burden of car ownership.
