HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan tells a gathering of New Urbanists that the federal government should stop encouraging sprawl.
Private funding can help build transit for walkable neighborhoods
If walking is pleasurable, Americans will gladly walk more than a quarter-mile.
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Urban redevelopment continues to outpace development in outlying suburbs, a trend that has continued during the sharp real estate downturn.
A master plan designed to redevelop and revitalize Baytown's downtown around Texas Avenue is based on Smart Growth principles.
The TIGER grant program, which allocated much of its money to transit and rail programs, has been hailed as a potential reform model by advocates.
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