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Smart Growth News – August 27, 2013 27 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
Time for Reform of Federal Involvement in Real Estate? University of St. Thomas (MN) – August 23, 2013 One of the report’s most innovative ideas is the establishment of mortgage savings accounts. Ame...
Now hiring: Intern for Smart Growth America’s LOCUS Coalition 26 Aug 2013 | 07:31 pm
Smart Growth America is seeking an enthusiastic intern for advocacy work with LOCUS: Responsible Real Estate Developers and Investors. The intern will provide direct support to the LOCUS network of re...
Smart Growth News – August 26, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 07:03 pm
Roseville Set to Unveil $4.5 Million Town Square The Sacramento Bee – August 26, 2013 In many ways, the city’s direction mirrors the movie “Back to the Future,” said Chris Leinberger, president of LO...
Councilmember Hans Riemer on the challenge of creating attractive urban areas in Montgomery County, MD 23 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
Rockville Town Square, in Councilmember Riemer’s district of Montgomery County, MD. Photo by Dan Reed via Flickr. Councilmember Hans Riemer has a problem. Residents of the greater Washington, DC metr...
Smart Growth News – August 23, 2013 23 Aug 2013 | 07:20 pm
All Aboard! Abandoned Railroad Tracks Gain New Life as Green Trails The Huffington Post – August 21, 2013 Urban and suburban areas have joined the trend of writing second acts for old rail lines, enc...
Senators introduce bi-partisan legislation that would improve the Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit 23 Aug 2013 | 01:33 am
The American Brewery Building in Baltimore, MD, was redeveloped with the help of the Historic Preservation Tax Credit. Photo via the National Trust for Historic Preservation. In June Senators Ben Car...
Building region-wide support for new development along Arizona’s Valley Metro light rail line 23 Aug 2013 | 12:06 am
New development along the Valley Metro light rail line in Tempe, AZ. Photo of the Hub on Campus building via Facebook. The City of Phoenix, AZ, is working to encourage development along the Valley Me...
Join the National Complete Streets Coalition at the 2013 National Walking Summit 22 Aug 2013 | 08:40 pm
Complete Streets features make this street in Bellingham, WA safer and more accessible for pedestrians. Photo by Walkable Communities, via Flickr. In early October, the National Complete Streets Coal...
Smart Growth News – August 22, 2013 22 Aug 2013 | 07:12 pm
Celebrating 500 Complete Streets Policies Alliance for Biking & Walking – August 21, 2013 Once a city or state passes a Complete Streets policy, advocates work hard to hold legislatures, city council...
Cambridge Main Street wanted to support local businesses—and new zoning is helping to make it happen 22 Aug 2013 | 01:31 am
Main Street in downtown Cambridge, MD. Photo by Eli Pousson, via Flickr. It took a golf course to make the city of Cambridge, MD, reconsider how it was planning development. The 1,000-acre project w...
