Topic – Sustainability
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Livable Houston Initiative - Uri Avin on Regional Planning for Sustainability
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Presentations available from TTI Livable Communities conference
Performance Measures
Presentations are available from the Texas Transportation Institute's Conference on Performance Measures for Transportation and LIvable Communities
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Americans want global warming and clean energy to be priorities
New study shows strong support
A new study by Yale and George Mason University show strong citizen support for global warming and clean energy initiatives.
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US housing market is urbanizing
Growth patterns shifting
Development patterns across the country reveal a dramatic shift in demand away from sprawling suburbia and towards low-maintenance urbanism.
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America’s future relies on infrastructure
Cities prep for 21st century
Metropolitan regions around the country are making strides at developing the infrastructure necessary for a successful future.
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Houston smog eighth worst in country
2nd after 7 CA cities
The American Lung Association's annual "State of the Air" report scored Houston-Baytown-Huntsville as the eighth worst city in the United States for smog.
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Lisa Hymas
Romney's smart growth program
Romney, once an anti-sprawl crusader, created model for Obama ‘smart growth’ program
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The fiscal benefits of green infrastructure
Could save cities billions
A new study explains how governments are wasting billions of dollars a year by not going green.
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David Crossley
Is the City of Houston shrinking?
Richard Florida
The limits of density
Kaid Benfield
New housing forecast mostly good for walkable communities
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