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An upside-down view of where ecological damage comes from

New Geography, the pre-eminent digital defender of automobile-oriented US policy, argues that suburbs are superior to walkable urban neighborhoods in environmental performance.

Oct 11 2011 7:34am
Broad support for Smart Growth to address climate change

But when it comes to paying for these policies through taxes, the support dries up.

3 Jun 22 2011 12:23pm
‘Growing Wealthier’ with smart growth

A Center for Clean Air Policy report makes a strong case that smart growth is beneficial to the economy as well as the environment and public health.

Jan 19 2011 10:53am
800 million parking spaces can be wrong

A study reveals the environmental damage from storing all of those cars

3 Jan 13 2011 11:33am
National homebuilders: Laggards on global warming

With few exceptions, America’s largest homebuilders are slower than companies in other fields to act on environmental concerns.

10 Jan 4 2011 10:35am
EPA cleanup plan for Chesapeake Bay could crimp urban development

Maryland’s proposed system for curbing water pollution raises alarm among smart growth advocates.

Dec 8 2010 8:26am
Moving Cooler

Beyond economy-wide pricing measures, land use strategies are the most effective long-term way to cut greenhouse gas emissions, according to the report’s authors, Cambridge Systematics.

Aug 31 2009 11:00pm
Which factors matter, and why

Research tells us that CO2 from transportation is the result of a location’s accessibility to major destinations and the design characteristics of an area. Thus, both where development goes and how it is designed matter.

May 31 2009 11:00pm
Studies: mixed-use, walkable development alleviates traffic

New urbanists have long contended that mixed-use projects are treated unfairly by the transportation-engineering establishment. The “trip generation rates” promulgated by ITE fail to recognize that when diverse uses are brought together in walkable settings, people may drive substantially less.

Aug 31 2008 11:00pm
Stormwater comparison

The US Environmental Protection Agency has created a suggested stormwater permit framework geared to encouraging higher-density, mixed-use development and “low-impact” runoff management techniques. The EPA permit framework is voluntary, but it influences state and local standards. It is being formally considered by West Virginia and Tennessee, Lynn Richards of the EPA’s smart growth program told a gathering of new urbanists in Austin, Texas. Oregon is incorporating parts of the framework. Other states are eyeing it and may seek public comment.

Jun 30 2008 11:00pm