Topic: smart growth
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How To Talk About Cities Without Ticking Off Folks Who Don't Live There
Because “smart growth” can sound like code for “the rest of you are dumb.”
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Urban Wonk
How El Paso Ended Up With America's Best Smart Growth Plan
The city's new plan will improve downtown, increase public transportation options and revitalize older neighborhoods.
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Urban Wonk
How To Protect America's Countryside from Sprawl
The sustainability community has turned some overdue attention to small towns. But how can we preserve the places in between?
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Why In-Town Big Box Stores Might Not Be As Awful As You Think
There's evidence the presence of a big box store in the city center helps reduce the amount most people drive.
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Urban Wonk
Can Ontario Really Deliver North America's Best Smart Growth Plan?
Places to Grow is certainly ambitious. Here's a look at the successes and challenges a couple years in.
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The Most and Least Affordable Housing in America
A new report blames land use restrictions for driving up prices, but there's much more to it than that
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Year in Review
The Year in Ideas
A round-up of my most provocative and meaningful 2011 columns
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Maryland's Governor Explains his War on Sprawl
On the eve of releasing a new smart growth plan, Gov. Martin O'Malley discusses density, smart growth, and a city-centric future
