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Development & Implementation
LEED-ND works well enough for now
Submitted by LucyGalbraith on Thu, 09/10/2009 - 6:19pmAs the local TOD-lady, I spend a lot of time trying to explain why transit needs good neighborhood development and why good neighborhood developments need transit.... read more »
Time for a Sustainable Revitalization Agenda for America's Smaller Cities
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Wed, 09/09/2009 - 9:07pmAndre Leroux, executive director of the Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance, believes that New England's smaller cities hold the potential to absorb much development that could help save the region's
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Sensible Ideas from the Right on How Smart Growth and New Urbanism Save Taxpayers Money
Submitted by Filmanowicz on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 2:26pmExamples such as Reconnecting America's Conservatives and Public Transit by Robert Weyrich and Bill Lind aside, there's been a
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Boston's Asian CDC Brings Urban Vision, Fun, and Affordability to Chinatown
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 11:47amEvery summer, Boston’s Asian Community Development Corporation has been hosting an informal grassroots Asian film festival in a vacant lot near the city’s Chinatown Gate.
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Nathan Norris from Placemakers debuts Version 2.2 of Smart Growth Schools Report Card
Submitted by bgrzebik@inters... on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 9:39amThe Smart Growth Schools website http://www.smartgrowthschools.org/about.html is designed to make it easier for people to understand how they can improve their communities and schools by considering i
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Sustainble house in sustainable place : Urban net zero energy home by Farr Associates
Submitted by logannash on Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:15amThis morning's Chicago Tribune has a piece on a green-built house that is noteworthy because it is u
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The Interface Effect: Good Urbanism Spreads
Submitted by burlesona on Fri, 07/17/2009 - 9:32amFor those who remember my previous post on Property Value Theory, today I wanted to share a photographic comparison I made between two urban infill projects of similar age here in Houston.
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Let's lead the paradigm shift in landscape design and bring back ecosystem services
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Fri, 07/03/2009 - 4:22pmI rode my bike the few blocks down SW 10th Street in Portland to the Pearl District to take in the excitement of First Thursday gallery openings on a warm summer evening.
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NY Times: Atlanta becoming the first major city to knock down all it's Public Housing. Concentrating poverty very destructive."
Submitted by Michael McAteer on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 8:32pmAtlanta is nearing a very different record: becoming the first major city to knock them ( Public Housing )all down.
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