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SCAG Meeting Tomorrow Could Determine How SoCal Will Grow
(The SCAG Joint Policy Committees & Regional Council meets tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 2 from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. If you want a seat, get there by 10:30 and feel free to bring a lunch. This isn't Metro or City Hall, you can eat in the hearing room The meeting is held at S.C.A.G. headquarters, 818 W. 7th Street, 12th Floor, Board Room, across the street from the Metro 7th Street Station.)
September 1, 2010
Feds Begin Redefining ‘Affordable Housing’ to Include Transport Costs
The
process of expanding the federal government's definition of "affordable
housing," a stated goal of the Obama administration's sustainable communities effort, began in earnest yesterday with the introduction of a new index that integrates transportation prices into the cost of living for hundreds of metro areas.
March 24, 2010
Superfund, Fault Lines, Groundwater All in the Way…Let’s Dig a Tunnel!
I wonder if it's still too soon to criticize the concept of digging a tunnel to connect the 710 Tunnel to the I-210.
November 18, 2009
Congress Set to Double the Size of Sprawl-Centric Home Buyer’s Tax Credit
The $8,000 tax credit for new home buyers -- which was wracked by
fraudulent claims after its creation as part of the nation's economic
recovery effort -- is on the verge of a significant expansion by
Congress.
November 4, 2009
Is America Subsidizing Sprawl?
One of the themes of the financial and economic crisis we've faced
over the past two years is that government, pressed into responding to
serious economic pain, has often found itself supporting the activities
that got us into this mess in the first place.
November 2, 2009
More People, Less Driving: The Imperative of Curbing Sprawl
Experience with case studies has made it clear to many urban
planners and environmentalists that to maximize the benefits of transit
investments, and to slow growth in traffic congestion, vehicle miles
traveled (VMT), and carbon emissions, you have to focus on land use.
September 3, 2009