A recent article in the Regional Plan Association’s newsletter examined “micro-solutions” to city development problems. Rather than addressing growth and development challenges solely with large centralized strategies, some cities are using more innovative approaches that may be cheaper and faster to implement. Micro-solution examples include relying on green infrastructure instead of a new water-treatment facility, and implementing car- and bicycle-sharing in place of a highway expansion.

Learn more: http://www.rpa.org/2012/01/block-by-block-cities-tackle-big-problems-with-small-scale-solutions.html