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CNU Holds CSS Trainings in Chicago
Submitted by Heather Smith on Mon, 02/11/2013 - 12:08pmCNU continues to challenge engineers, designers, and planners to create streets that add economic value.
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An impressive month for the federal sustainability partnership
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 10/28/2010 - 10:42amIn a breathtaking series of press conferences and releases as well as a major report, the federal Partnership for Sustainable Communities, which is led by EPA, HUD, and the Department of Transportation, have rolled out coordinated, multiple announcements of federal assistance to an impressive and wi... read more »
The Sustainable Communities Initiative
Submitted by Mary Vogel on Wed, 07/21/2010 - 1:57pmThe Sustainable Communities Initiative
View article with images, formatting, links and comments at http://blog.sustainableindustries.com/category/built-environment/
MaryVogel | July 21, 2010
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Winners and losers in the latest round of federal transit grants
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Fri, 07/16/2010 - 8:05amLast week, federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced $293 million in new federal grants for major transit improvements, including new streetcars, buses, and transit facilities. The Federal Transit Administration awarded the grants under two programs, funding six new streetcar and b... read more »
CNU18: “Advancing Federal Policy and the Sustainable Communities Partnership”
Submitted by Katherine Gregor on Wed, 05/26/2010 - 3:52pmAt a panel discussion on “Advancing Federal Policy and the Sustainable Communities Partnership” at CNU18 in Atlanta, federal officials observed that $3 billion in competitive federal grants “in
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Transportation Secretary LaHood leads the way on sustainability
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 8:39amThis is not your father's DOT.
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Obama administration announces cabinet-level partnership for sustainable communities
Submitted by Kaid Benfield on Thu, 03/19/2009 - 8:09amThis is awesome. Here is an excerpt from yesterday’s joint press release:
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The Myth of the Gas Tax
Submitted by Carl.Beien on Tue, 07/15/2008 - 11:15amThis study from the Texas DOT or TxDOT seeks to challenge the idea that the gas tax pays the entire cost of roads. The methodology they employ is pretty interesting.
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Seattle Votes "No" on Tunnel, New Viaduct: Surface-Transit Only Option Left Standing
Submitted by JonZirkle on Thu, 03/15/2007 - 3:53pmSeattle voters officially rejected both the viaduct replacement and a four-lane tunnel options on Tuesday’s ballot, showing that more and more people are starting to share the vision articulated by John Norquist of CNU, Scott Bernstein of CNT and Seattle's Cary Moon and fellow advocates -- a water... read more »