Region

Planning at the regional scale

GSA will put federal agencies near Metro stations

The General Services Administration signs an agreement to place federal offices at four transit stations in metropolitan Washington.

Posted by Philip Langdon on 20 Dec 2011

As funds vanish, New England looks at how to pursue sustainability

Boosting the proportion of development along transit networks is one goal of smart growth advocates in the region.

Posted by Philip Langdon on 05 Dec 2011

2011 Sustainable Communities grants announced

Less than a week after the innovative HUD grants program was eliminated, the 2011 recipients are announced.

Posted by Robert Steuteville on 21 Nov 2011

Canadian urbanists turn regional

The Council for Canadian Urbanism, at its third annual summit, vows to reach beyond cities and engage "the whole region," including suburbanites.

Posted by Philip Langdon on 12 Oct 2011

British Columbia mayors raising gas tax for transit

Motorists in greater Vancouver will likely pay an extra 2 cents a liter for gasoline to build a new transit line and support other transit projects .

Menendez introduces Livable Communities bill

New Jersey Democrat calls for restoring funding for HUD's Office of Sustainable Housing and communities and other programs.

Ex-suburban homebuilder becomes the biggest in Portland

A builder once known for sprawling suburban subdivisions has recovered from Chapter 11 by becoming the largest builder inside the Oregon city.

Top federal urban programs face the ax

Defenders of the Partnership for Sustainable Communities are mobilizing to save some of the Obama Administration's urban initiatives from cuts or elimination.

Posted by Philip Langdon on 19 Sep 2011

It takes a village to save a farm

A better planning model — new urbanist walkable neighborhoods — is essential to saving farmland, according to Miller-McCune.

The sickness of Seattle's distant suburbs

Foreclosures, short sales, and other troubles in Snohomish County, Washington, reveal the poor prospects of outlying suburbs, says architect and critic Mark Hinshaw.