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News flash: Livable cities are sustainable cities.

NPR’s Morning Edition recently featured an excellent two part series on the aggregate effects of our living decisions on the environment. The stories hit hard from the angle that suburbia increases per capita carbon footprint while denser, urban living offers … Continue reading

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Captain Obvious: Walking is nice and walkable urban spaces are in high demand.

Above: Pedestrians rock the crosswalk. Note the awesome vintage MUNI bus in the background. American Public Media’s Marketplace has a great segment about the rising popularity of walkable cities in the United States. Link (Here’s a direct link to the … Continue reading

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