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Creating Green Roadways

Roads don't have to be the enemy of sustainability, argues the author of this book. America is dependent on cars, and 30% of our roads and 25% of our bridges are decaying. We must find a practical way to create environmentally friendly, cost-effective,… more »
Books –  Mar. 6, 2013


Travel Behavior and Mobility of Transportation-Disadvantaged Populations: Evidence from the National Household Travel Survey

The Small Urban and Rural Transit Center at North Dakota State University's Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute recently released this report, which examines travel behavior and mobility of older adults, people with disabilities, individuals in… more »
Reports –  Feb. 20, 2013


Guide to Urban Farming in New York State

This new urban farming guide includes tips for advocating for urban agriculture, engaging communities, dealing with contaminated soils, intensive growing techniques, urban composting, site security, urban livestock, direct marking options, and grant and… more »
Guidebooks –  Feb. 20, 2013


Permitting Green Infrastructure: A Guide to Improving Municipal Stormwater Permits and Protecting Water Quality

American Rivers has released this new guide to permitting approaches that encourage or require low impact development or green infrastructure. The guide combines model permit language with excerpts from comment letters that have helped to drive permit e… more »
Guidebooks –  Feb. 20, 2013


Sustainable Communities: Strategies for Advancing Smart Growth, Environmental Justice, and Equitable Development

This new EPA publication offers strategies to low-income, minority, and tribal communities to help them shape development that responds to their needs and reflects their values. Community-based organizations, local and regional decision-makers, develope… more »
Publications –  Feb. 20, 2013


2012 Urban Mobility Report

The 2012 Urban Mobility Report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institution details the enormous costs associated with increasing traffic congestion in America’s major metro areas. The report found that U.S. commuters spent 5.5 billion hours and al… more »
Reports –  Feb. 20, 2013


Car Country—An Environmental History

The prevalence of car-dependent landscapes seems perfectly natural to us today, but it is, in fact, a relatively new historical development. In Car Country, author Christopher Wells charts the ways that transportation policies and land-use practices hav… more »
Books –  Feb. 20, 2013


Practice of Sustainable Community Development—A Participatory Framework for Change

This book details a systemic approach to the practice of sustainable community development. It takes the reader step-by-step through a community development procedure that includes processes of community assessment, visioning, setting of goals and objec… more »
Books –  Feb. 20, 2013


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