Topic – Suburbs

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  New study: Density does not equal congestion

  Numerous causes explained

  Matt Dietrichson, May 21, 12.

  A new study published by the Transportation Research Board shows significantly less traffic congestion in urban corridors, despite being considerably more dense

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  The New York Times Editorial Board

  Pulling back from the exurbs

  The New York Times, Apr 13, 12.

  Pulling back from the exurbs

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  Angie Schmitt

  The greenwashing of sprawl

  Manager, Streetblog.net, Apr 13, 12.

  The greenwashing of sprawl

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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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  Agricultural urbanism developing in Wisconsin

  Mixed use addresses sprawl

  Matt Dietrichson, Jan 12, 12.

  An 800-acre development in the suburbs of Madison, Wis., will combine new homes with working farm land.

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  Kaid Benfield

  Fix suburbs with green streets

  Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, NRDC; co-founder, LEED-ND rating system, Dec 20, 11.

  We can fix suburbs with complete, green streets

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  Christopher B. Leinberger

  Death of the fringe suburb

  Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution & professor of practice in urban and regional planning at the University of Michigan, Nov 29, 11.

  The death of the fringe suburb

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  Robert Steuteville

  Ecological damaging suburbs

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Oct 18, 11.

  An upside-down view of where ecological damage comes from

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  Richard Florida

  The Great Reset changing US

  Author, The Creative Class, founder, the Creative Class Group, Jul 12, 11.

  How the Great Reset has already changed America

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  Christopher Leinberger

  Walkability in suburbs, cities

  Metropolitan Land Strategist & Developer, Apr 25, 11.

  Cities versus suburbs is the wrong debate.

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