Dependency on cars — it’s an ongoing challenge, handcuffs on society. Yet, we continue to load the scale on one side with auto-centric standards that create excessive parking lots covering our urban landscapes. A new study released by Smart Growth America finds that, indeed, there is too much car space … [continued]
The US Federal Transit Administration and Smart Growth America have announced the 5 communities selected to receive technical assistance as part of the National Public Transportation/Transit-Oriented Development Technical Assistance Initiative. They are: Birmingham, AL; Omaha, NE; Albuquerque, NM; Charlotte, NC; Tacoma, WA.
An update of a thought-provoking 2002 report on the effects of sprawl has more data on the negative health effects of this development pattern. The study probes how sprawl affects a person’s well-being (or, alternatively, how connected and compact neighborhoods do). The study finds that urban sprawl does affect health in … [continued]
