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Nation’s capital aims for sustainability

In a city known for grand plans that yield very little concrete benefit, a new mayor is trying to make the District of Columbia the healthiest, greenest, and most livable city in America by 2032....
HUD Updates Community Planning Process with Online Mapping Tool

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Southern California Wraps Up Public Comment Period on Sustainable Communities Strategy

The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is in the final stages of preparing its Regional Transportation Plan, which includes a brand new Sustainable Communities Strategy intended to...
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EPA Grants $76 Million to 40 states to Clean Up Contaminated Sites and Revitalize Communities

LANSING - Today in Lansing, Michigan, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson announced more than $76 million in new investments across the country that will redevelop...
Outlook cloudy for restoration of California's affordable housing funds

When the California Supreme Court refused to rescue redevelopment agencies from abolition, housing advocates asked the state legislature to try to at least preserve the funds the agencies had set...
Hawaii Proposes Exempting Transit-Oriented Development from Land Use Laws

Honolulu, Hawaii-The island state broke ground on a $5.5 billion commuter rail line to run 20 miles from West Oahu to downtown Honolulu. The line is meant to relieve some of the congestion on the H-1...
One Bay Regional Vision Gains Ground in the Tampa Bay

Clearwater, Florida-The Clearwater City Council unanimously voted to work towards the Tampa Bay Area's One Bay Regional Vision at its council meeting in early February. The adoption by the City...
Pittsburgh Gets Citizens Involved

Pittsburgh has been diversifying beyond its industrial base for some time and has some great community development success stories to its credit. Now it's undertaking a comprehensive planning...
California Leaps Forward with Building Code

While the country may sputter toward greater sustainability, California is taking a giant leap forward with green policies of its own. California’s landmark CALGreen building code, the most green-...

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