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The Library contains various articles that may be of interest to those curious about the topic of sustainable communities. Have a suggestion for an addition to the Library?
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Development and Planning
”A Blueprint for Action: Developing a Livable Community for All Ages,” by N4A, Partners for Livable Communities, and Metlife Foundation
”Building Sustainable Communities: A Progress Report on Meeting LISC's Next Generation of Challenges and Fulfilling the Promise of Community Development,” by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation
NEW! "Coming Out as a Human Capitalist: Community Development at the Nexus of People and Place," by Nancy O. Andrews with Chrisopher Kramer (Low Income Investment Fund)
NEW: Essential Smart Growth Fixes for Urban and Suburban Zoning Codes (EPA)
”Is Mixed Income Development an Antidote to Urban Poverty?” by Mark I. Joseph (Case Western Reserve University)
”The New Politics of Affordable Housing,” by Robert E. Langand Katrin B. Anacker (Metropolitan Institute at Virgina Tech) and Steven Hornburg (Emerging Community Markets)
”This Is Smart Growth,” by the Smart Growth Network
”Where We Want to Be: Home Location Preferences and Their Implications for Smart Growth,” by Todd Litman (Vistoria Transport Policy Institute)
”Windfall for All: How Convenient Neighborhoods Can Protect Our Clim
ate and Safeguard California's Economy” by
Transform (Formerly the Transportation and Land Use Coalition)
Finance
”Financing Affordable Rental Housing,” by Matt Schwartz (California Housing Partnership)
”Preserving Affordability and Access in Livable Communities: Subsidized Housing Opportunities Near Transit and the 50+ Population,” by Rodney Harrell (AARP Public Policy Institute), Allison Brooks (Reconnecting America), and Tod Nedwick (National Housing Trust)
Transportation
”Affordable, Compact, and Well-Located Housing Is Critical to Achieving the Nation's Transportation Policy Objectives”
by the Center for Housing Policy, the National Housing Conference, and ReConnecting America
”Transportation Infrastructure and Sustainable Development: New Planning Approaches for Urban Growth,” by Marlon G. Boarnet (Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Irvine)
"The Transportation Prescription: Bold New Ideas for Healthy, Equitable Transportation Reform in America" (PolicyLink, Prevention Institute, Convergence Partnership)
Regional Issues
”SB 375: Promise, Compromise and the New Urban Landscape,” by John Darakjian (the Jameson Group)