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Sustainable Pittsburgh

The public image of Pittsburgh is of a dirty, industrial city, but the city has been at the forefront of sustainability for some time.
17 March 2010 - 7:00am
Pittsburg Post-Gazette

Philadelphia's Combined Sewer Overflow Control Plan

Philadelphia’s Combined Sewer Overflow Long Term Control Plan Update seeks to meet regulations of the National CSO Control Policy and US EPA through a comprehensive watershed-based approach. The advantage of this broad approach is that it identifies multiple solutions (land-water-infrastructure based) that are cost effective measures. These solutions are localized site specific improvements to problems caused by the impacts of CSO and non-CSO sources of pollution on water quality.
5 March 2010 - 1:30pm

The Complexity of Carbon Reduction in Planning

Warren Karlenzig delves into the unique challenges of reducing carbon in cities, where efforts may be misplaced. Should your city focus on green building, traffic emissions or water treatment?
4 March 2010 - 6:00am
Common Current

The Challenges of Sustaining Smart Growth Over Time

In the late '90s a trio of North Carolina suburbs tried to ditch their suburban past with a new, much lauded Smart Growth planning effort that revised the way they used their land. The success of the celebrated developments didn't last long.
2 March 2010 - 11:00am
Citiwire

Interview With 'Sustainability Czar' Shelley Poticha

OK, there is no such czar, but now that Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities is established, why not be creative? Poticha is former CEO of Reconnecting America, and before that, Congress for the New Urbanism.
25 February 2010 - 8:00am
Builder

Learning From Bug Cities

As architects and planners seek to create sustainable buildings and cities, some scientists suggest looking at the intricate home-building of insects.
23 February 2010 - 8:00am
New Scientist

Sustainability Through Schools

Efforts to desegregate schools in the 1970s weakened neighborhood ties. Now, a return to school assignments based on where children live could make communities stronger.
22 February 2010 - 10:00am
Crosscut.com
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Like LEED, But For Roads

The niversity of Washington and CH2M HILL have released a new sustainability rating system for roads.
20 February 2010 - 5:00am
Environmental Leader
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The Federal Government's Sustainable Urbanism Challenge

Sustainability is going federal through a new collaboration between HUD, EPA and DOT. Anthony Flint takes a look at the new coordinated effort and some of the challenges it faces.
17 February 2010 - 11:00am
Citiwire

Olympic Village Named LEED Platinum Neighborhood

The Olympic Village in Vancouver's Southeast False Creek has earned a platinum rating in the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system.
16 February 2010 - 1:00pm
CTV

Greensburg Sustainable Comprehensive Plan

Greensburg, KS was hit by an F5 tornado in May 2007, leveling 90% of the town. Greensburg, KS had already been in decline for several decades, but the town made a commitment to rebuild. Their plan shows respect for the land and a vision of a sustainable future. The plan protects social equity and maintains maintains the town's cherished rural character by establishing a framework for affordable, diverse housing. Greensburg City Council enacted a requirement that all publicly funded buildings over 4,000 square feet must be built to the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED Platinum certification level.
12 February 2010 - 2:41pm

What's Green and Not-So-Green About Vancouver

Grist takes a look at the Olympic city of Vancouver, and lists some of its greenest attributes, and some of its less-than-green downfalls.
12 February 2010 - 7:00am
Grist
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Cong. Blumenauer Updates Federal Cap-and-Trade, Transportation Bill Status

With Congress mired in the health care debate, legislation critical to rebuilding communities, such as ACES and the reauthorization of the Surface Transportation Bill, languish. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) details the political climate in D.C.
10 February 2010 - 2:00pm
The Planning Report

HUD Hearts Portland

Obama's brand new Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities admits to being inspired by Portland's groundbreaking urban planning policies.
7 February 2010 - 9:00am
The Oregonian

The Political Conflict of the Decade

Worldchanging's Alex Steffen says the question of cities versus suburbs is the political conflict that will define the next decade.
31 January 2010 - 7:00am
Grist

New Urbanism in Abu Dhabi

While Dubai's fantastical Burj Khalifa is mostly empty and development has ground to a halt, Abu Dhabi continues to develop - and smartly, says Philip Langdon.
21 January 2010 - 12:00pm
New Urban News

Portland Learning from Los Angeles

An interdisciplinary team of urban designers, architects, and analysts have proposed a neo-retro-futurist scenario for making downtown Portland nearly car-free by 2050.
18 January 2010 - 12:00pm
Hugeasscity
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Sustainability Arrives in Academia

A growing number of universities are offering programs in urban sustainability studies, including Tufts, New York City College and the University of Colorado.
3 January 2010 - 9:00am
The New York Times
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What to Look For in 2010 in Sustainability

New Urbanist Steve Mouzon lists the sustainable building trends to watch out for in the new year, including the growth of live/work spaces and a move towards greater durability.
31 December 2009 - 10:00am
The Original Green Blog

Scandinavian Cities Top European Green City Index

In a study released by Siemens AG and The Economist Intelligence Unit, Copenhagen tops the list of the greenest cities in Europe (out of a pool of 30 cities that were considered).
9 December 2009 - 1:00pm
Green Flow blog
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