Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Smart Growth

The Strain of Job Sprawl on Two-Income Households

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 9, 2012 | 19 Comments

When Mark Lampert was a kid, his mom stayed home with him and his brothers. His dad was out the door by 4:30 every morning, driving to the commuter lot in their distant Houston suburb to take the bus in to the city for work. He had friends whose parents both worked, and when those […]

Governors Get on Board With Smart Growth

By Tanya Snyder | Aug 2, 2012 | 1 Comment

As yesterday’s post about Oklahoma City’s fight to replace a downtown highway with a real urban boulevard illustrated so well, cities are often at the vanguard of smart urban planning and transportation choices while state-level agencies can be laggards. So it’s nice to see some governors and ex-governors stepping forward to emphasize the value of […]

AASHTO’s Vision of Safe Streets for Seniors: Bigger Type on Highway Signs

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

Last June, Transportation for America brought the nation’s attention to the fact that older Americans are increasingly stuck in the suburbs without adequate transportation options, leading them to see family and friends and even doctors less. That same month, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on transportation access for older Americans. The debate raged: […]

Conservative Pols Hate Government Subsidies, Unless They Subsidize Sprawl

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 5, 2012 | 10 Comments

UPDATE 1/5/12: Corrects the Congressional district outline. At a recent meeting of the city council in Celina, Ohio, members considered a request to extend sewer lines to six homes that are currently outside the city’s boundaries. Extending the sewer line 800 feet to the houses would cost the city $40,000. A new water line was […]

Streetsies 2011: The Final Installment

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 30, 2011 | No Comments

Tomorrow is the last day of 2011, folks. I wish you a Happier New Year than this one was. We’ve spent the last couple days looking back at some of the bests and worsts of 2011. A brief recap: The hit to transit budgets was the low point of the year, with the high point […]

PlanMaryland: A Model for State-Level Smart Growth Planning

By Angie Schmitt | Dec 22, 2011 | 3 Comments

The state of Maryland took a bold step to rein in sprawl this week, when Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law PlanMaryland, the state’s first comprehensive plan for sustainable growth. The plan is intended to reverse the steady march of low-density development that has, over the last few decades, swallowed up much of Maryland’s farmland, swelled […]

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