Smart Growth Breaking News

Millennial Generation Driving Fewer Miles

The number of vehicle-miles traveled by people between the age of 16 and 34 has dropped almost 25 percent during the past decade. This trend away from the historical steady growth in miles driven is likely to be long-lasting, concluded a recent research… more »
News, NATIONAL –  May. 1, 2012



Retiring Baby Boomers Prefer Infill, Walkable Communities

By 2020, an estimated one-fifth of the U.S. population will be 65 or over. America's aging population is placing different demands on the housing market. Instead of a rush to golf courses and retirement villages, the focus for retirees today is on more… more »
News, NATIONAL –  May. 1, 2012



Urban Forest Yields $640 Million in Benefits

A study by the U.S. Forest Service found that trees in Tennessee's urban areas provide the state with environmental benefits valued at nearly $640 million each year. Tennessee is only the second state where the Forest Service has surveyed urban trees Th… more »
News, Tennessee –  Apr. 23, 2012



Durham’s Cigarette Factories Focus of Downtown Redevelopment

The former American Tobacco cigarette factory in Durham has become a poster child for mixed-use urban redevelopment. Its eye-catching collection of restaurants, bars, offices, and shops, along with several other new projects in the area that followed it… more »
News, North Carolina –  Apr. 23, 2012



Huge Rooftop Greenhouse Planned in New York City

A sprawling greenhouse planned for a roof in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park is expected to yield a million pounds of produce per year--without using any dirt. The hydroponic greenhouse, at a former Navy warehouse that the city’s Economic Development Corporatio… more »
News, New York –  Apr. 23, 2012



Billings Awarded Smart Growth Implementation Assistance

The Environmental Protection Agency has announced that the City of Billings will receive as much as $75,000 in resources for collaborative infrastructure planning, through the EPA’s Smart Growth Implementation Assistance program. The assistance will he… more »
News, Montana –  Apr. 23, 2012



Monumental Regional Plan for Southern California Receives Final Approval

The Southern California Association of Governments' general assembly has unanimously adopted the organization's 2012-2035 Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy. Pam O'Connor with the SCAG hailed the new plan as "a roadmap to… more »
News, California –  Apr. 23, 2012



Americans Choosing More Urban, Fewer Suburban Housing Options

A recent article in USA Today examines how the economic downturn, rising gas prices and high unemployment rates have affected how Americans consider where they live. Cities and older suburbs come out ahead. "This could be the end of the exurb as a plac… more »
News, NATIONAL –  Apr. 23, 2012



Page: << Previous 1 ... 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Next >>

News Search Filter

Browse by State


 

Browse by Date



Search the SGN Archives

To find articles, news and resources
more than a year old, please
search the SGN archives.

 

 

Submit a News Item

 

Get the Smart Growth Online News Feed