Five Cities Receive EPA Design Assistance for Greening Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced that the capitals of Kentucky, Iowa, Louisiana, Montana, and Indiana will be awarded design assistance from the Greening America's Capitals program. The assistance will help these capital citie… more »
How Will Aging Baby Boomers Reshape U.S. Cities?
Governing magazine recently looked at steps being taken by urban planners and transit officials to prepare for the wave of boomer retirees who will transform the way cities look, from the way the cities grow to minutiae such as curb heights and the size… more »
Bicycling Renaissance Taking Place in America
A recent article in The Economist reported that the number of commuters biking to work in the United States has doubled in the past decade. The article points out that almost half of all trips in American cities are shorter than three miles, which means… more »
Smart Growth Curbs Car Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions
A new study from San Francisco State University found that cities that adopt smart growth approaches could substantially reduce the number of miles that residents drive in a year. The nationwide study found that a 10 percent increase in a city's smart g… more »
Generation Y Buying Fewer Cars, Driving Less
Young adults are buying fewer cars today than in the past. Recent research found that Americans between the ages of 21 and 34 purchased just 27 percent of new cars in 2010, down from 38 percent in 1985. One reason for the decline may be less income for… more »
Bicycle Loan Program in Demand at the University of Alaska
A new bicycle loan program at the University of Alaska Fairbanks is extremely popular. Launched with a $10,000 sustainability grant, the bike loan program offers mountain bikes on a first-come, first-served basis. The program offers bikes climatized for… more »
Phoenix Tests Sustainable Strategies to Mitigate Heat Waves
Planners in Phoenix are working to reduce the impacts of increasingly frequent summer heat waves. City officials hope to make Phoenix a laboratory for testing strategies to mitigate increased urban temperatures. Ideas being considered including covering… more »
Los Angeles Launches Fifty Parks Initiative
Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa recently announced the city's Fifty Parks Initiative. The city is acquiring land for fifty new parks, predominantly in park-poor, population-dense neighborhoods. The new city parks will feature a number of sustainability f… more »
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