Topic – Sustainable Communities
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Agricultural urbanism developing in Wisconsin
Mixed use addresses sprawl
An 800-acre development in the suburbs of Madison, Wis., will combine new homes with working farm land.
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HUD sends $3.7 million for planning in 5 Central Texas cities
Urban rail and TOD in Austin
The US Department of Housing and Urban Development gave $3.7 million to CAPCOG to work on planning for 5 cities in central Texas, including on rail in Austin.
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Budget deal zeroes out high speed rail
Keeps sustainable partnership
High-speed rail funding was eliminated from this year’s budget as other transpo programs took deep cuts, but kept most money for sustainable partnership grants
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Poll: Americans support smart growth
Sustainable communities
A new poll finds that Americans believe sustainable communities will help rebuild economy
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Houston region wins Sustainable Partners grant
$3.75 mil for regional plan
The Houston region has been awarded $3,750,000 from the federal Sustainable Communities Partnership
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H-GAC unveils Sustainable Communities web site
Regional Sustainability Plan
The Houston-Galveston Area Council has published a Sustainable Communities web site to explain their grant proposal and seek public input.
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Roger K. Lewis, FAIA
We must shift focus
Entire metropolitan regions need to be green, not just houses and buildings.
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