Topic – Smart Growth

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  Zero-energy suburb developed in Austin

  Attracts low-income buyers

  Matt Dietrichson, Feb 07, 12.

  Austin developers have been successfully selling homes in a (nearly) net-zero-energy suburb built in 2008.

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  The top 10 smart cities on the planet

  Ranking the world’s smartest

  Matt Dietrichson, Feb 07, 12.

  A ranking of the world’s smartest cities, from New York to Hong Kong, entailed crunching a list of variables about innovation and sustainability.

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  Small-scale eco-solutions answering some big city problems

  Green infrastructure growing

  Matt Dietrichson, Feb 02, 12.

  The world's biggest cities are discovering that it sometimes makes sense to go small.

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  Healthy communities TV series to air

  Impact of built environment

  Matt Dietrichson, Jan 24, 12.

  A new series soon to air on PBS, Designing Healthy Communities, examines the impact of our built environment on public health indices (Won't show in Houston)

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  NY smart growth policy curbs sprawl

  Reduces costs, taxes

  Matt Dietrichson, Jan 11, 12.

  A New York State policy encourages smart growth and limits sprawl

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  Mayor Parker, 3/4 of Houston City Council sign on to smart city agenda

  SmartCity PAC

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Jan 04, 12.

  Re-elected Mayor Parker & 12 of 16 members of Houston's new City Council agreed to the "smart city" agenda for a sustainable, livable city from SmartCityPAC.

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  Bellaire ‘urban transit village’ to go before Council

  Sweeping zoning change

  David Crossley, Nov 16, 11.

  Bellaire City Council will consider a sweeping new zoning change to create an "urban transit village."

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  Integrating LEED-Neighborhood Development into Business & Development in Texas

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Oct 25, 11.

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  Urban village rising in El Paso

  Follows City's SmartCode

  David Crossley, Sep 19, 11.

  El Paso "urban village" follows Smart Code, heads into second phase

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  Todd Litman

  Planning for Health & Safety

  Executive Director of the Victoria Transport Policy Institute, Aug 03, 11.

  Integrated planning for community health and safety

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