Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Development

Has the Government Been Bailing Out Sprawl?

By Ryan Avent | | 10 Comments
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. Sign of the times? Side-by-side foreclosures in Massachusetts. (Photo: Yovani via […]

Predicting the Future is Hard

By Ryan Avent | | 7 Comments
About two years ago, the Urban Land Institute published Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change, which argued that it will be crucial to build cities in a more compact fashion if the country hopes to avoid substantial growth in vehicle miles traveled and carbon emissions over the next few decades. At […]

Understanding the Importance of Land Use

By Ryan Avent | | 1 Comment
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 issues. (Photo: Penn State) This knowledge has begun working its way into […]

PBS NewsHour Takes on Alabama’s “Zombie Highway”

By Elana Schor | | No Comments
A stretch of the Birmingham highway that would eventually link up with the Northern Beltline. (Photo: WNET.org) UPDATE: Blueprint America’s segment has been rescheduled due to breaking news, and will now air on two nights starting Monday, August 10. What is a "zombie highway"? Exactly what the name suggests: a road that won’t die, swallowing […]
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