Seniors Prefer Their Own Homes, Urban Centers to Retirement Housing
According to a recent survey by the Urban Land Institute, the population of adults 65 and over in this country is expected to reach 55 million by 2020. The study found that the majority of older Americans want to age in their current homes. Those who do… more »
Allentown Suburb Embraces Smart Growth
Lower Macungie township, a suburb of Allentown, Pennsylvania, recently embarked on a smart growth planning project meant to encourage compact neighborhoods where people can walk and bike to stores, recreation areas, and work. Lower Macungie commissioner… more »
Upstate New York See Increase in Downtown Popularity
The trend toward walkable urban places is helping the residential market in upstate New York cities, according to presentations at a recent conference in Syracuse. Developers from Syracuse, Rochester, and Waterton reported that the downtown residential… more »
Kansas City on Track for New Downtown Street Car
Kansas City may soon be on track to build a new streetcar line. If voters approve the spending, the new line will break ground in 2013 and begin welcoming passengers in early 2015. Funding for the two-mile downtown line would come from $18 million from… more »
Central Arkansas Plan Seeks Public Input
Metroplan, HUD's Sustainable Communities grantee in Central Arkansas, has begun its public participation process, titled Imagine Central Arkansas. At a downtown Little Rock kickoff event, the "Faces of Central Arkansas" video was unveiled. This video wi… more »
Amtrak Ridership Continues to Increase
For the ninth time in 10 years, Amtrak has broken a ridership record. The national rail network carried 31.2 million passengers in the twelve months ending with September. Ridership grew by 3.5 percent in 2012, giving Amtrak its highest number of passen… more »
Open Streets Projects Grow Rapidly Across US
Streets were liberated from automobiles in Los Angeles and Atlanta on October 7 — and thousands of residents flooded into their reclaimed public space. More than 100,000 Angelenos and 20,000 Atlantans took advantage of roads closed to cars by biking, wa… more »
STAR Communities Releases Rating System
STAR Communities, a national system helping cities develop sustainability indicators and certify their progress, has released its Rating System Version 1.0. The STAR Community Index is the nation’s first voluntary, self-reporting framework for evaluatin… more »
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