The powers that be in Kansas City have been exploring the possibility of a light rail line for a few years now, a step in the right direction for a city with one of the highest numbers of interstate miles per capita of major American cities. With citizens increasingly concerned about the impact of higher … Continued
The most-read story on Indianapolis’ Channel 6 website this morning who took the task of “completing the streets” into his own hands. Muncie resident and Ball State U. grad student Whitney Stump got tired of seeing cars constantly rolling through the stop signs in front of his house at a four-way intersection. So he called … Continued
The APA Advocate tells us today that the House passed a reauthorization of the HOPE VI housing program, with some important additions and improvements. The passage will extend and increase the funding for the program, as well as making some progressive changes. (UPDATE: CNU posted a few words about the passage as well) The program, … Continued
To follow up our post from last week on the local, state, and regional coalition members, I put together a list of our national coalition members that have syndicated feeds you can subscribe to. Here is a quick list of those national folks with regular blogs — and a few that at least have RSS … Continued
Alex Steffen over at Worldchanging.org picked up on Growing Cooler in a fantastic recent essay on climate change called “My Other Car is a Bright Green City.” Sprawled-out land uses generate enormous amounts of automotive greenhouse gases. A recent major study, Growing Cooler, makes the point clearly: if 60 percent of new developments were even … Continued
When speaking about the Maryland smart growth program that he helped create more than 10 years ago, former Governor Parris Glendening is fond of telling the story of how the state’s decision to locate a University of Maryland campus in downtown Hagerstown sparked revitalization of the traditional town center. Just a couple of weeks ago, … Continued
Planetizen phoned up our incoming President and CEO for a phone conversation this week about the future of Smart Growth America and our movement at large. They recorded the chat for one of their regular podcasts, so if you’d like to hear a little bit from Geoff, run over to Planetizen and have a listen … Continued
This is a news release from the Smart Growth Leadership Institute about the final release of their new toolkit: Smart Growth Leadership Institute releases toolkit to help communities implement smart growth. The Smart Growth Leadership Institute (SGLI) has released a suite of tools to help communities identify and overcome barriers to smarter growth and more … Continued
We’ve been thinking about how to have a blogroll here on SGAA without having one of those infinitely long lists in the sidebar that no one seems to pay attention to anyway, and it seemed that a good place to start would be with our coalition partners. Over the next few days, I’ll be starting … Continued
When a timber company proposed a new development on a lake in central Maine that would clear 14,000 acres of forest to build roughly 2,300 homes, forward-looking leaders in Maine questioned the wisdom of a mega-project on pristine wilderness so far from existing infrastructure. Considering the fact that satisfying the growing demand for homes in … Continued