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A founding father of the Congress for New Urbanism talks about zoning reform, climate change, and the fate of greenfield development. by Jenny Sullivan There’s no shortage of elected officials betting their legacies on smart growth. Cities are increasingly embracing … Continue reading →

By Andrew Burleson and Erik Johnson, Fourth Environment, LLC Understanding the Conventional Regulatory Framework of 20th Century Cities, and how we can achieve better outcomes by embracing a new paradigm in the 21st Century. What is a city? A city is … Continue reading →

by Joseph A. Tainter, 1996 Historical knowledge is essential to practical applications of ecological economics. Systems of problem solving develop greater complexity and higher costs over long periods. In time such systems either require increasing energy subsidies or they collapse. … Continue reading →

By Vincze Miklos Piscataquis Village will have a clearly defined edge between the Village and the farm/recreational land that will surround it. – Piscataquis Village “For thousands of years, humans have been defending their cities by building huge walls around … Continue reading →

By Andrew Price “I am a huge supporter of economic gardening – the idea that the economy and jobs are things we should grow locally, rather than economic hunting – searching for jobs and bringing them here. The problem of attracting … Continue reading →

“Rubbish trucks are the only motor vehicles on the island, as cars or motorcycles are not allowed by law. Donkeys, bicycles, and water taxis provide public transportation. The inhabited area, however, is so compact that most people walk everywhere.” Population … Continue reading →

Strong Towns – Will Seath “To put it bluntly, President Obama would like to abolish the suburbs… Moving to a suburb in pursuit of the American dream… looks to Obama and his [community] organizing mentors like selfishly refusing to share … Continue reading →

No Tech Magazine-Kris De Decker “We develop and provide a transparent life cycle inventory of conventional and electric vehicles and apply our inventory to assess conventional and EVs over a range of impact categories. For all scenarios analyzed, the use … Continue reading →

Low-Tech Magazine – Kris De Decker Electric motors and batteries have improved substantially over the past one hundred years, but today’s much hyped electric cars have a range that is – at best – comparable to that of their predecessors … Continue reading →

World Streets:The Politics of Transport in Cities Upon closer consideration, moving from petroleum-fueled vehicles to electric cars begins to look more and more like shifting from one brand of cigarettes to another. The critical consideration is this: Are EVs in … Continue reading →