Streetsies 2019: Here are Your Transportation Heroes
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Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Smart Growth America
There is Structural Racism in Transport: Report
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Smart Growth America: include community members in planning, hire more diverse staff, and stop displacing residents to combat generations of structural racism
Walkable Areas Swiping Residents From Suburbs
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"Walkable" neighborhoods are booming — and reclaiming residents and businesses from the suburbs.
The Bible Belt Should Really Be Called ‘The Carnage Corset’
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Eight of the 10 most dangerous metro areas in the U.S. for pedestrians are in Florida, according to a new study by Smart Growth America. Of the remaining 12, eight are in the Deep South.
Report Offers Better Ways to Cut Traffic from New Development
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What if instead of requiring developers to add parking or widen roads, we asked them to do things that discouraged driving and car ownership? That's what Smart Growth America recommends.
Here’s How 45 Firms Explained Why They’re Moving Downtown
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Two or three decades ago, the standard criteria for choosing an office location was often, “Where does the boss live?” says land use strategist Christopher Leinberger. And the boss inevitably lived in a car-oriented suburb. But the tide’s been shifting for a while now, with more American companies ditching suburban office parks for downtown locations. In 2013, Zappo’s […]