Policy

Public policy on smart growth

New funding for new infrastructure

Henry Cisneros argues that new urbanist principles can be applied to infrastructure, resulting in new, smarter, more efficient and more environmentally responsible public facilities.

Why decline is not normal

The normal course of human development is for successful cities to continue to mature incrementally over time.

HUD announces new funding for Choice Neighborhoods

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the availability of $110 million in grants to transform public and assisted housing and to revitalize communities.

Agenda 21 and other wacky theories

Recent strange arguments: Smart growth is a UN conspiracy, and dying cities should not emulate thriving ones.

Sustainable Communities grants eliminated, Choice Neighborhoods increases, TIGER survives

The agreement preserves funding for transit and the innovative TIGER grants program, while zeroing out high-speed rail

Odd spots in the urban grid? Turn them into plazas

New York City’s Department of Transportation has carved 54 plazas out of streets and other areas. More are on the way.

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