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New PIRG Study Shows Driving in Decline
Submitted by LeRoy Taylor on Thu, 08/29/2013 - 9:11amRecently, The U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) published a report that was the first study to analyze the nation’s changing trends in driving practices. The most striking aspect of this report is that it provides strong evidence to counter the assumption of U.S. government officials that... read more »
U.S. Driving Decline
Submitted by LeRoy Taylor on Tue, 05/14/2013 - 2:40pmThinking of a Master Plan: The American Dream
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#CNU17 Selling the Green Urban Advantage - Hard Truths About Getting the Word Out
Submitted by Ruth Walker on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 6:33pmNew Urbanists are going to have to be part of the effort to shrink America's carbon footprint, reduce VMT, and hold the line on climate change. But they're going to have to do it without talking about carbon, VMT, or climate change.
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#CNU17 Numbers Matter for New Urbanism
Submitted by Ruth Walker on Fri, 06/12/2009 - 12:25pmNow is the time to quantify the advantages of New Urbanism. "Numbers matter," Peter Calthorpe told the CNU17 morning plenary on "The Green Dividend Friday.
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Sustainable Urbanism Module by Farr Associates
Submitted by Sandy Sorlien on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 10:45amThe Center for Applied Transect Studies (CATS) announces the availability as freeware of the new Sustainable Urbanism Performance-based SmartCode Module, written by Farr Associates
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VMT tax smackdown: LaHood says 'maybe,' Obama says 'no'
Submitted by Jon Davis on Fri, 02/20/2009 - 4:22pmU.S.
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Moving forward, cutting back
Submitted by anthony.riederer on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 9:45amEoin O'Carroll, of the Christian Science Monitor, writes about how Americans are continuing to cut back on driving, despite finding a little relief from gas prices.
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Rising gas prices provide a good start to 2030 Challenge
Submitted by Jon Davis on Tue, 07/01/2008 - 3:41pmDoug Farr’s 2030 Challenge, issued at CNU XVI just three months ago, requi
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All that (and much less) in a gallon of milk?
Submitted by Jon Davis on Mon, 06/30/2008 - 3:37pmThe June 30 edition of the New York Times saw fit to print news of a major step forward for both the lactose tolerant and efforts to reduce vehicle miles traveled: Costco and Wal-Mart are using ... read more »
NPR Covers the Impact of Urbanism on Driving/Climate Change
Submitted by crandell on Tue, 04/08/2008 - 5:44pmNPR ran a great two-part report on the impact of driving on climate change.
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