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• EPA's new, interactive green homes site (November 20, 2009)
• A close-up look at a revitalization district (Indianapolis, part 2: the challenges) (November 19, 2009)
• Living green above the big box (November 18, 2009)
• Habitat partners with state, private sector to build affordable LEED-ND project in Oakland (November 17, 2009)
• Urban education: the next environmental and smart growth frontier (November 16, 2009)
• New book ‘Green Community’ defines and illustrates sustainable neighborhoods, towns, cities (November 13, 2009)
• ‘Dangerous by Design’ report faults systematic inattention to pedestrian safety (November 12, 2009)
• “Housing First” offers glimmer of hope for homeless veterans, others (November 11, 2009)
• Major real estate report: shift to urban living is “fundamental,” outer suburbs may “lack staying power” (November 10, 2009)
• New York state moves to align new infrastructure with smart growth (November 9, 2009)
• Walk Score incorporates transit, real estate industry takes note (November 6, 2009)
• Federal officials, other leaders stress “sustainable communities” at national planning forum (November 5, 2009)
• All aboard: Cincinnati voters emphatically reject anti-streetcar measure (November 4, 2009)
• Florida county links density & conservation to restrict mining, protect water supply (November 3, 2009)
• An Indy neighborhood could become a model of smart, green revitalization – so where are the enviros? (November 2, 2009)
• To promote recycling on the street, make it fun (October 30, 2009)
• In improving communities, small steps can make a big difference (October 29, 2009)
• Exemplary smart, green development will complement the historic character of medieval Weilburg (October 28, 2009)
• Living smart and well in a “20-minute neighborhood” (October 27, 2009)
• Never mind the Prius – the new chic is going car-free entirely (October 26, 2009)
• Walkers, be careful out there (video) (October 23, 2009)
• Retrofitting suburban cul-de-sacs: start with trails (October 22, 2009)
• Cong. Blumenauer launches Livable Communities Task Force (October 21, 2009)
• More on the Ninth Ward: Musicians’ Village strikes an optimistic chord (October 20, 2009)
• St. Louis leads with model project for smart, green streets (October 19, 2009)
• What attaches people to their communities? (October 16, 2009)
• How to keep smart growth affordable: build more of it (October 15, 2009)
• Rebuilding the Ninth Ward: does architecture matter? (October 14, 2009)
• Bold, smart, green vision proposed for Raleigh (October 13, 2009)
• Strip shopping center vacancies at 17-year high (October 12, 2009)
• More on the decline of sprawl, from MSN (October 9, 2009)
• More on Rose Town (October 8, 2009)
• Revitalization in the third world: Rose Town, Jamaica explores healing through restoration (October 7, 2009)
• Orenco Station found to have more walking, community interaction (October 6, 2009)
• Milwaukee bounces back, sustainably (October 5, 2009)
• Which US cities have the greenest commuting habits? (October 2, 2009)
• Taming the big box: Lynchburg takes a step (October 1, 2009)
• What other cities can learn from Portland (and it’s not just what you think) (September 30, 2009)
• Green Metropolis: David Owen’s urban manifesto (September 29, 2009)
• Kansas City’s Green Impact Zone: making great use of stimulus funds (September 28, 2009)
• The world’s tallest wooden building (September 25, 2009)
• Vegas on steroids: meet Dubai (September 23, 2009)
• Recession spurs creative temporary uses of urban lots (September 21, 2009)
• David Byrne, stop making sense: your perfect city is just about perfect (September 18, 2009)
• What makes the Jardin du Luxembourg work so well? (September 16, 2009)
• NOAA launches terrific new web site and report on coastal smart growth (September 14, 2009)
• Suburbs imagined but not necessarily far-fetched . . . (September 11, 2009)
• Streetcars are popping up all over! (September 10, 2009)
• Smaller cities can benefit from revitalization, too (September 9, 2009)
• Block parties - mini-festivals of community (September 8, 2009)
• More on farmland conversion in Maryland (September 6, 2009)
• Does this look like a good place for smart growth development? (September 4, 2009)
• Can a Walmart anchor transit-oriented revitalization? (September 3, 2009)
• Provocative car pic of the day (September 2, 2009)
• Boston’s Asian CDC builds community from the ground up (September 1, 2009)
• Apocalypse Now in Nebraska: Meet Carhenge (August 31, 2009)
• Vancouver gets creative with density (August 28, 2009)
• Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make my . . . driveway grow? (August 27, 2009)
• Denver’s Aria raises the bar for smart, sustainable neighborhoods – with prefab construction! (August 25, 2009)
• CEOs for Cities’ Velocity: American Dream 2.0? (August 24, 2009)
• Smart growth and active aging: EPA’s informative new guide (August 21, 2009)
• LEED-ND deserves our enthusiastic support (August 20, 2009)
• Smart growth must become more demanding, more community-oriented, and greener (literally) (August 18, 2009)
• Great short video on greening smart growth with living nature (August 17, 2009)
• Distracted driving is also an environmental issue (August 14, 2009)
• Great community places: America’s favorite farmers’ markets! (August 13, 2009)
• The Reburbia project – a very cool suburban design competition (August 12, 2009)
• The anti-community “community” (August 11, 2009)
• The Smarter Cities project would like your help in improving its criteria for ranking US cities (August 10, 2009)
• Boycotting Dolly’s Tennessee mountains to keep pollution alive (August 7, 2009)
• Has lousy planning contributed to “the lost wilderness of childhood”? (August 6, 2009)
• How a great public space anchors a great city neighborhood: DC's Dupont Circle (August 5, 2009)
• Walk Score is helping homebuyers find convenient locations! (August 4, 2009)
• How to fix local transit and road planning (August 3, 2009)
• Oberstar delivers a history lesson and imagination on transportation reform (July 31, 2009)
• School sprawl is alive and kicking in Durham (July 30, 2009)
• Architecture on hallucinogens (video) (July 29, 2009)
• Dallas light rail expansion will bring $4 billion in benefits, says new study (July 28, 2009)
• Giving new meaning to sports "training" (July 27, 2009)
• Awesome choice - Shelley Poticha to take sustainability post at HUD (July 24, 2009)
• City living in an age of hyper-security: it’s not what it used to be (July 24, 2009)
• Dogs breed neighborhood civility, so why can’t we all just get along? (July 23, 2009)
• Meet Glenwood Park, Atlanta’s new showcase neighborhood of smart growth and green design (July 22, 2009)
• “Mystifying” story in the Post about crime in cities (July 21, 2009)
• Cities are “going green,” says a new report, but missing the most important issues and opportunities (July 20, 2009)
• The future housing market looks good for smart growth, says Business Week (July 17, 2009)
• The Obama administration’s remarkable week on sustainable cities, smart growth and revitalization (July 16, 2009)
• City gardens that respect the urban fabric (July 15, 2009)
• DC's great revitalization story: Columbia Heights (video) (July 14, 2009)
• Green infrastructure in smart growth, beautifully illustrated (July 13, 2009)
• So, is it an advanced car? A living room on wheels? The end of the world as we know it? You decide. (July 10, 2009)
• Nice video on Curitiba's car-free main street (July 9, 2009)
• Biking, walking to school illegal in Saratoga Springs (July 8, 2009)
• Copenhagen’s 10-point plan for a pedestrian-friendly city (July 7, 2009)
• Revitalizing abandoned buildings in Old North St. Louis (July 6, 2009)
• WSJ: McMansions aren’t what they used to be (July 3, 2009)
• They are stardust. They are golden. But are they right about “shrinking cities”? (July 2, 2009)
• Streets for seniors: a video look at issues and remedies (July 1, 2009)
• Tax greenfield development, subsidize infill (June 30, 2009)
• Great principles for “smart growth schools” (June 29, 2009)
• Cut'n'Paste Cities and "Design a Livable Street" - fun interactivity (June 26, 2009)
• New Urban News: “Containing development at the fringe” is the way to reduce CO2 (June 25, 2009)
• Farmland worth saving (photo essay) (June 24, 2009)
• Revitalizing Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine (Part 4: making it green) (June 23, 2009)
• New numbers prove smart growth reduces CO2, cost-effectively (June 22, 2009)
• US transit cities in-the-making (June 19, 2009)
• Transportation Secretary LaHood leads the way on sustainability (June 18, 2009)
• The Future Scotland debates: can architecture “set our souls free”? (June 17, 2009)
• EPA joins exciting HUD/DOT partnership on sustainable communities (June 16, 2009)
• Revitalizing Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine, national model in the making (Part 3: making impressive progress) (June 15, 2009)
• New mapping vividly illustrates the effect of transit on automobile dependence (June 12, 2009)
• Is Detroit (the city) a lost cause environmentally? Altogether? (June 11, 2009)
• Enviros should applaud NYC’s impressive new guidelines for complete, green streets (June 10, 2009)
• Urban solar: can the Windy City become the Sunny City? (June 9, 2009)
• Revitalizing Over-the-Rhine (Part 2: building on the neighborhood’s assets) (June 8, 2009)
• Tempe's stunning new transportation hub – It’s the way to go (June 5, 2009)
• Nice short videos about NYC's High Line (June 4, 2009)
• Your future bus stop could look like this (June 3, 2009)
• Revitalizing Over-the-Rhine (Part 1: the legacy and the challenge) (June 2, 2009)
• Transforming our cities, a Q&A with yours truly (June 1, 2009)
• The Academy of Pediatrics' statement on kids' health and the built environment, along with a guest's small-town reverie (May 29, 2009)
• New report: how city parks can support affordable housing (May 28, 2009)
• Dramatic new maps of CO2 emissions per household (May 27, 2009)
• Housing starts on a graph, or more evidence that we’re due for a new paradigm (May 26, 2009)
• Can smart growth and urbanist design enhance military life? (May 25, 2009)
• Prevention's "25 best walking cities" in the US (May 22, 2009)
• Deconstructing sprawl (literally) (May 21, 2009)
• Faith-based environmentalism: an interview with Michael Abbaté (Part 2) (May 20, 2009)
• Faith-based environmentalism: an interview with Michael Abbaté (Part 1) (May 19, 2009)
• NatGeo surveys countries' transit use: guess who comes in last (May 18, 2009)
• Guest post: preservation (and environmental) advocates must consider the context of our advocacy (May 15, 2009)
• What traffic congestion looks like from above (May 14, 2009)
• Life without cars in Vauban, Germany (May 13, 2009)
• Federal stimulus threatened to overrun small town with sprawl (May 12, 2009)
• Really fun short video about sprawl and urbanism (May 11, 2009)
• The new LEED-ND standards: what’s new, what’s good, and what’s not (part 3) (May 9, 2009)
• The new LEED-ND standards: what’s new, what’s good, and what’s not (part 2) (May 8, 2009)
• The new LEED-ND standards: what’s new, what’s good, and what’s not (part 1) (May 7, 2009)
• Downsizing the footprint with Tiny Texas Houses (May 6, 2009)
• Putting the "UD" in HUD - sustainably (May 5, 2009)
• Emeryville’s platinum-certified neighborhood, on its way (May 4, 2009)
• Sidewalks are good for your health – and so are neighborhood amenities (May 1, 2009)
• US cities fare poorly in international “quality of life” rankings (April 30, 2009)
• DC reduces its municipal fleet under innovative car-sharing scheme (April 29, 2009)
• Considering the role of density in smart growth (April 28, 2009)
• Robert Cervero on cities, choices, and transit-oriented development (April 27, 2009)
• Two new films about sprawl (April 24, 2009)
• Philadelphia’s new green bank, ready for business (April 23, 2009)
• Five unsung heroes for the earth! (April 22, 2009)
• Agri-sprawl: "farming is the new golf" (April 21, 2009)
• Another great revitalization-in-progress: Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine (April 20, 2009)
• Chris Leinberger on the transformation of our built environment (April 17, 2009)
• A photo & video update on Old North St. Louis, one of the country’s best revitalization stories (April 16, 2009)
• Development that is both transit-oriented AND transit-derived! (April 15, 2009)
• Awesome presentation by Howard Frumkin on healthy communities (April 14, 2009)
• Giving new meaning to “green” transit (April 13, 2009)
• When the real estate market recovers, smart growth will claim a larger share. Here’s why. (April 10, 2009)
• Terrific post by Jacobean on LEED and sprawl (April 8, 2009)
• Making a worn-down place into a smart, hospitable neighborhood (April 7, 2009)
• Go Spartans (April 6, 2009)
• When is your city’s "transportation freedom day"? (April 3, 2009)
• Walmart, McCain forge new alliance to fight sprawl (April 1, 2009)
• Another model for retrofitting suburbia: the university campus (March 31, 2009)
• Strong central cities may help in weathering the recession (March 30, 2009)
• Rhode Island group urges economic development that capitalizes on revitalization opportunities (March 27, 2009)
• It’s time to adjust to the new metropolitan reality (continued) (March 26, 2009)
• How a world-class transit line works - in Los Angeles! (March 25, 2009)
• Seattle's Green Factor, absorbing rainwater and softening the urban landscape (March 24, 2009)
• Virginia adopts innovative smart streets rules (March 23, 2009)
• How smart growth protects watersheds, and how green infrastructure can make it even better (March 20, 2009)
• New census numbers confirm that sprawl is losing its grip (March 19, 2009)
• US Housing and Transportation Secretaries announce groundbreaking partnership for sustainable communities (March 19, 2009)
• Dark Stores: Brian Ulrich's haunting photos of a suburbia that was (March 18, 2009)
• Ireland’s eco-village at Cloughjordan (March 17, 2009)
• The United States of Transit Cutbacks (March 16, 2009)
• An excellent choice: John Frece to head EPA's smart growth office (March 13, 2009)
• Planning with Legos(r) – or, I may not like reality, but I love Reality Check (March 13, 2009)
• Creative resourcefulness: Kansas City's "Container Home" (March 12, 2009)
• Positive energy + bikes + art = vibrant community in E-Ho, LA (March 11, 2009)
• Preserving & upgrading rental housing for community sustainability (March 10, 2009)
• Railway carriage charm: has high-speed rail’s moment arrived? (March 9, 2009)
• Bringing regions together for cooperation and planning would promote sustainability (March 6, 2009)
• How municipal costs rise with sprawl (March 5, 2009)
• Is the greenest neighborhood the one that is already built? (March 4, 2009)
• Sprawl's share of new US housing starts has declined dramatically, says EPA (March 3, 2009)
• Ten great American neighborhoods, by APA (March 2, 2009)
• Does light rail improve neighborhood satisfaction? Maybe so, says a new Utah study (February 27, 2009)
• Nashville's Gulch - the next Music City Miracle? (February 26, 2009)
• Vacant storefronts - they're not just for ghost towns anymore (February 25, 2009)
• In sustainable communities, architecture, and preservation, does beauty matter? Should it? (February 24, 2009)
• EPA’s new green building report is really good, but stops short of what it should have been (February 23, 2009)
• Transit needs financial support now, but will states & locals deliver? A tale of two cities (February 20, 2009)
• Stress is not a walk in the park (February 19, 2009)
• An in-depth look at location, transportation, and affordability (Part 2: real-world comparisons) (February 18, 2009)
• An in-depth look at location, transportation, and affordability (Part 1: ULI analyzes a metro region) (February 17, 2009)
• Rethinking the trailer park as affordable urban housing (February 16, 2009)
• Beyond the stimulus: whither communities in the next transportation bill? (February 13, 2009)
• How efficient is your mode of transportation, really? (February 12, 2009)
• LEED-ND: why it matters, where it stands, and why enviros need to pay attention (February 11, 2009)
• President Obama: "The days where we’re just building sprawl forever, those days are over" (February 10, 2009)
• The two Americas on display in DC and Vegas houses (February 10, 2009)
• The Jevons paradox and why more efficient cars won’t solve our emissions problems (February 9, 2009)
• Connected streets save lives, says new research (February 6, 2009)
• Life is good in Santa Monica - is there a lesson for the rest of us? (February 5, 2009)
• Episcopal Sisters are building a green convent in the city (February 3, 2009)
• The wild, the innocent, and the Walmart shuffle: we dropped the ball, says the Boss (February 2, 2009)
• Transforming the market for development location (January 30, 2009)
• Railbanking works: light rail approved for DC 'burbs (January 29, 2009)
• New meaning to "self park" and other creative parking solutions (January 28, 2009)
• We must pay more attention to coastal development and sea level rise (January 27, 2009)
• The real relationship between driving and transit - are we becoming more sustainable, or not? (January 26, 2009)
• Brookings: The suburbs as we think of them are vanishing (January 23, 2009)
• Eden Prairie’s new plan irks Walmart (January 22, 2009)
• Absolutely shameless self-indulgent post (I can't help it) (January 21, 2009)
• Mr. President, Michelle, Malia, Sasha: Welcome to our city (January 21, 2009)
• Parks for revitalization - Dr. King would approve, I think (January 19, 2009)
• Andrew Wyeth, 1917-2009 (January 17, 2009)
• Inside NRDC's new smart growth web feature: how it works (January 16, 2009)
• Visions for transforming America: NRDC launches exciting new web feature! (January 15, 2009)
• Watch this space! (January 14, 2009)
• Maryland wants to rejuvenate the state's smart growth efforts. Good idea. But. (January 13, 2009)
• I don't think they meant it THAT way (January 13, 2009)
• More on suburban retrofit, from the NY Times (January 12, 2009)
• Is promoting home ownership good policy? If so, this can help (January 12, 2009)
• More on Charlotte's urban renaissance, stimulated by transit (January 9, 2009)
• Apologies for the light posting . . . (January 8, 2009)
• Huge timber company backs off plans to develop Montana forest land (January 6, 2009)
• A new perspective on auto dependence: it hurts drinkers, too (January 6, 2009)
• Daring to imagine peace: a bold plan for Palestine's infrastructure and growth (January 2, 2009)
• I'm especially glad to have written these in 2008 (December 30, 2008)
• MetroPeds brings human-powered cargo delivery to Boston (December 29, 2008)
• Starksboro builds community and its future upon residents' stories (December 26, 2008)
• Smart growth holidays (December 23, 2008)
• These are a few of my favorite . . . places! (December 22, 2008)
• We’re driving less, and it’s time for our infrastructure and built environment to adapt to the new paradigm (December 19, 2008)
• This beach in Dubai is really cool (December 18, 2008)
• A "megaresort" in the desert, dressed up as "downtown." Really. (December 17, 2008)
• Size matters: suburban county limits size of mega-mansions in older neighborhoods (December 16, 2008)
• Inner-city kids need parks and green space, says IU research (December 15, 2008)
• DO go back to Rock-vi-ille . . . (December 12, 2008)
• I'm podcast, on "What Makes an Eco-Town Green" (December 11, 2008)
• Some of my favorites write (very good) open letters to Barack (December 11, 2008)
• David Brooks in the NY Times, on message re smart growth and stimulus (December 9, 2008)
• R.I.P. The American Suburban Shopping Mall (December 9, 2008)
• Fantastic photo essay on sprawl (December 8, 2008)
• The Cascade Agenda for conservation and smart growth - an excellent video (December 5, 2008)
• Saving history from sprawl: threats to Civil War battlefields (December 4, 2008)
• Building slump hampers both smart growth and sprawl; transit soars despite lower fuel prices (December 3, 2008)
• Terrific analysis of LEED-ND by the National Trust (December 2, 2008)
• Green, affordable, walkable, beautiful: Seattle’s High Point neighborhood (December 1, 2008)
• How to tame a freeway - put a park on top (November 28, 2008)
• Giving thanks to my fellow smart growth writers and bloggers (November 26, 2008)
• Rachel explains: "The hidden perils of poorly-connected streets, or why I’m afraid of German Shepherds" (November 25, 2008)
• US driving rate down over 4 percent in September compared to last year (November 24, 2008)
• Unofficial Washington: how architecture shapes the real city (November 24, 2008)
• Streets for people work for cities (November 21, 2008)
• EPA's 2008 smart growth award winners (November 20, 2008)
• The World’s Best Job (hint: it involves placemaking, but not in the US) (November 19, 2008)
• 50 strange buildings of the world (but are they LEED-certified?) (November 18, 2008)
• More on the big box: SF strip mall wants to add housing (November 18, 2008)
• The Post offers new ideas for obsolete big boxes (November 17, 2008)
• Streetfilms on Boulder's participatory transit system (November 14, 2008)
• Conservation did well on election day, too (November 13, 2008)
• Metropolitan thinking to cure “urbanitis” (November 12, 2008)
• Transit comes up a winner at the ballot box (mostly) (November 11, 2008)
• Amazing community art & development projects (part 2 of 2: LA's Watts House Project) (November 10, 2008)
• Amazing community art & development projects (part 1 of 2: Houston) (November 7, 2008)
• Great smart growth story ranks communities in the San Joaquin Valley (November 6, 2008)
• Georgia voters approve important smart growth funding amendment (November 6, 2008)
• President-elect Obama on smart growth, transportation, cities, and regions (November 4, 2008)
• Today, this matters most (November 4, 2008)
• With all political eyes on Ohio, here’s a Buckeye smart growth story (November 3, 2008)
• A night to celebrate walkable neighborhoods (October 31, 2008)
• Over: The American Landscape at the Tipping Point (October 30, 2008)
• Live. Eat. Shop. Spawn. Portland’s salmon-safe urban neighborhood (October 29, 2008)
• The geography of foreclosures, home values continues to expose sprawl (October 28, 2008)
• The drive-to-lunch syndrome (October 27, 2008)
• From brown to green to gold: San Mateo’s exemplary Station Park Green (October 24, 2008)
• Cool video: Dan Burden on building walkable, complete streets (October 23, 2008)
• An open letter to the smart growth community (October 22, 2008)
• US mayors, USGBC join forces to green schools - sort of (October 21, 2008)
• Tent cities proliferate as homeless population increases (October 21, 2008)
• LA mayor’s bold plan for affordable, sustainable housing (October 20, 2008)
• It takes a village to age in place (October 17, 2008)
• How the new California smart growth law will work (October 15, 2008)
• Smart, sustainable development can aid economic recovery (October 14, 2008)
• Economic crisis boosting school enrollments in inner suburbs, not sprawl (October 13, 2008)
• LISC webcast on climate change, smart neighborhoods, and sustainable places (October 12, 2008)
• The greening of Charlotte – Charlotte? (October 9, 2008)
• Urban confusion: just gimmee some kind of sign, girl (October 9, 2008)
• Retrofitting suburbia for the 21st century (part 2: Columbia and Reston) (October 8, 2008)
• NY Times applauds California smart growth law (October 7, 2008)
• Retrofitting suburbia for the 21st century (part 1: Tysons Corner update) (October 7, 2008)
• Pocket parks rejuvenate cities (guest post) (October 6, 2008)
• Bus rapid transit: c'est la bonne vie! (October 3, 2008)
• Linking the Chicago climate plan to the broader region (October 2, 2008)
• California governor signs landmark smart growth bill! (October 1, 2008)
• As economy stumbles, sprawl developers find it harder to move their product (September 30, 2008)
• Strong endorsement of smart growth by The Providence Journal (September 30, 2008)
• Roger Lewis’s Rx for greening a city (September 29, 2008)
• Sprawl should pay more for infrastructure, but seldom does (September 26, 2008)
• Worship at Walmart: what to do with an empty box (September 25, 2008)
• A world-class city at its vibrant best: stunning photographs of London (September 24, 2008)
• A sure sign that sprawl is in trouble: farming is starting to beat it in the land market (September 23, 2008)
• Portland’s shrinking carbon footprint: revitalization and walkable neighborhoods make the difference (September 22, 2008)
• A photo essay on school sprawl (part 2) (September 19, 2008)
• A photo essay on school sprawl (part 1) (September 18, 2008)
• The convenient remedy to the inconvenient truth: the neighborhood (September 17, 2008)
• America’s poorest and wealthiest big cities (September 16, 2008)
• I wish I liked traffic calming more than I do (September 15, 2008)
• Small is beautiful – catching on for cars, houses? (September 12, 2008)
• Little Red Corvette: the songs just aren't the same (September 11, 2008)
• Sustainable Communities 2008: CNU hosts San Francisco forum on the past and future of urbanism and ecology (September 10, 2008)
• An open letter to the next president on sustainable development (part 2) (reposted) (September 9, 2008)
• An open letter to the next president on sustainable development (part 1) (reposted) (September 8, 2008)
• The new economics of place: sustainability = $$$ (September 5, 2008)
• Europe’s best new neighborhoods stress smart, green features (September 4, 2008)
• Unbelievably, getting to the game is now even more inconvenient (September 3, 2008)
• As we consider Gustav, award-winning Katrina documentary enters national distribution (September 2, 2008)
• Cars gone wild: life on the Outer Banks and the Brew-Thru (August 29, 2008)
• A NIMBY tale for the dog days (August 28, 2008)
• Important new research confirms that development near transit substantially reduces driving (August 26, 2008)
• Commuting to The Big Show – on a bike (August 25, 2008)
• Golf-oriented suburban developments are suffering a decline (August 22, 2008)
• Maintaining heart and soul in America's communities (August 20, 2008)
• Drought made vivid (August 18, 2008)
• An open letter to the next president on sustainable development (part 2) (August 13, 2008)
• An open letter to the next president on sustainable development (part 1) (August 12, 2008)
• How much parking space does one Wal-Mart need? (August 11, 2008)
• America’s top 10 (newish) neighborhoods for 2008 feature sustainability (August 7, 2008)
• Undercover . . . pedestrians? (August 6, 2008)
• Vancouver’s EcoDensity initiative strives to reduce environmental footprint of growth (August 4, 2008)
• Utah study links walkable neighborhoods and fitness (August 1, 2008)
• New analysis: LEED standards need reform to reflect environmental costs of driving (July 31, 2008)
• Streets are for everyone (July 30, 2008)
• USA Today joins the party with stories on retrofitting suburbia and revitalizing downtowns (July 29, 2008)
• Even company-sponsored transit can sell homes: the Google Shuttle (July 29, 2008)
• 8 ways to green your Hummer (July 28, 2008)
• Amsterdam's example for low-carbon transport (July 25, 2008)
• Biophilia: greening our cities (literally!) (July 24, 2008)
• Google Maps can now give walking directions! (July 23, 2008)
• The nation’s number one health problem deserves an environmental response (July 22, 2008)
• Three-fourths of US cities have seen increases in public transit usage (July 21, 2008)
• Radiant City - apt and fun on suburbia, but fair? (July 21, 2008)
• Quote of the month (July 18, 2008)
• America’s most walkable cities and neighborhoods! (July 17, 2008)
• Maybe we enviros should reconsider that "fix it first" campaign . . . (July 17, 2008)
• Smart growth in uniform: Fort Belvoir's example (July 15, 2008)
• Sacramento’s blueprint for orderly development (July 14, 2008)
• Walk Score maps Seattle! (July 11, 2008)
• America’s most fuel-efficient neighborhoods, according to Forbes (July 9, 2008)
• A sensible bill for California development – pass it now (July 8, 2008)
• Good conversation about small towns/cities and smart development (July 7, 2008)
• What a joke: auto-dependent corporate HQ in sprawl claims to be “carbon neutral” (July 5, 2008)
• Speaking of community . . . (July 3, 2008)
• Community ain’t what it used to be: neighborhood challenges to churches and schools (part 2) (July 3, 2008)
• Community ain’t what it used to be: neighborhood challenges to churches and schools (part 1) (July 2, 2008)
• Sprawl and highways hurt wildlife – so why aren’t states spending the available money to reduce the conflicts? (July 1, 2008)
• A tale too typical: the endangered Heart Theater in Effingham, IL (June 30, 2008)
• Think globally, eat locally? Maybe, maybe not . . . (June 27, 2008)
• More on St. Louis (June 26, 2008)
• Now the NY Times joins the chorus: "life on the edges of suburbia is beginning to feel untenable" (June 25, 2008)
• Transit-oriented development in Arlington: stunning success and some lessons (part 2) (June 24, 2008)
• Transit-oriented development in Arlington: stunning success and some lessons (part 1) (June 23, 2008)
• NBC, AP: Gas prices, lifestyle choices lead homebuyers to favor city neighborhoods (June 20, 2008)
• Getting density right (June 19, 2008)
• Wall Street Journal: urban living, smart growth are in demand (June 18, 2008)
• DC mayor Fenty gets a SmartCar (June 16, 2008)
• Of the community, by the community, and for the community: the rebirth of Old North Saint Louis (June 14, 2008)
• Putting the urb in suburb: "cool downtowns"? (June 12, 2008)
• Further evidence of market shrinkage for sprawl locations, supersized houses (June 9, 2008)
• How Greensburg is reducing carbon emissions and building green – from scratch (June 6, 2008)
• True to its name, Greensburg rebuilds sustainably after tragedy (June 4, 2008)
• Transit ridership continues to soar (June 3, 2008)
• That sound you just heard was environmental interests bumping heads, or the tale of the Waynesville Best Buy parking lot (June 2, 2008)
• Edge city makeover: Can Tysons Corner go from sow’s ear to silk purse? (May 29, 2008)
• Affordable housing without the stigma: it's all in the detail (May 27, 2008)
• As a city neighborhood should be: Hackesche Hofe (May 22, 2008)
• Ich bin ein Berliner (where they drive less) (May 21, 2008)
• Enviros, what about obesity? (May 20, 2008)
• Great work from Boston-based smart growth architects (May 15, 2008)
• Robert Rauschenberg, 1925-2008 (May 14, 2008)
• How smart is your city? (May 13, 2008)
• Rethinking environmental impacts to manage growth (May 13, 2008)
• How much the US will grow, and where: numbers and a map (May 12, 2008)
• Smart growth improves air quality, says new research (May 7, 2008)
• Neighborhood food choices may affect your health (May 6, 2008)
• Five more green apples for NYC (May 1, 2008)
• How to go green, according to architects (April 30, 2008)
• Chris Jordan’s art: crushed cars, 1.14 million supermarket bags, and more (April 29, 2008)
• Paradise Paved - "Discover Kauai" (April 28, 2008)
• Pay as you drive – too sensible for America? (April 26, 2008)
• How location affects home affordability, illustrated (April 21, 2008)
• More on declining home prices and sprawl (April 21, 2008)
• Smart locations fare better as home prices plummet, foreclosures rise (April 20, 2008)
• If cars were like computers (April 17, 2008)
• Green roofs and green parking garages – parking garages? (April 16, 2008)
• The hidden cost of “affordability” (April 14, 2008)
• Two Wheels Good (April 10, 2008)
• Who's your city? (April 9, 2008)
• Another vote for small-city smart growth (April 6, 2008)
• Communities remember (April 4, 2008)
• Norm Berg, conservationist extraordinaire, 1918-2008 (April 2, 2008)
• Greening LA (March 31, 2008)
• Lemons to lemonade: turning foreclosed homes into workforce housing (March 31, 2008)
• Play ball! (March 27, 2008)
• Sprawl is slowing, part 2: reducing the footprint of growth (March 26, 2008)
• The infrastructure crisis: fix it first, fund it, and be strategic (March 25, 2008)
• Green building can stop climate change - IF in the right places (March 20, 2008)
• Candor from Wal-Mart? (March 19, 2008)
• We’re making a difference: sprawl is slowing as smart growth catches on (March 18, 2008)
• The country’s best smart growth project – the Atlanta Beltline (March 14, 2008)
• Think globally, act regionally: large-scale sustainability planning (March 12, 2008)
• Beneath the Roses – unsentimental small-town America (March 10, 2008)
• Trouble the Water – a note from NOLA (March 9, 2008)
• Low country leadership on smart growth (March 3, 2008)
• Cities: a smart alternative to cars? (February 29, 2008)
• High-school teacher spreads the word on climate change (February 29, 2008)
• tick tock, goes the (world) clock (February 28, 2008)
• Pocket-sized smart growth (February 26, 2008)
• Coal miner’s granddaughter (February 24, 2008)
• Should we have to pay to drive downtown? It depends. (February 22, 2008)
• The next slums? Foreclosures, demographics, crime trends don't portend well for sprawl (February 19, 2008)
• On Valentine’s, we (heart) these smart-growth cities (February 14, 2008)
• Another lesson from les bastides (February 13, 2008)
• Vive les bastides – medieval planned communities (February 12, 2008)
• Sprawl and the Southeastern drought (February 8, 2008)
• “Super” site sports super sprawl (January 31, 2008)
• First bathwater, then baby: NIMBYs win in Lancaster, but to what end? (January 30, 2008)
• This just in: sprawl is ugly (January 27, 2008)
• New urbanists show us the numbers for smart growth (January 25, 2008)
• Smart means inclusive (January 22, 2008)
• Solving sprawl with basketball (January 18, 2008)
• Small-city smart growth: you can’t go home again – or can you? (part 2) (January 15, 2008)
• Small-city smart growth: you can’t go home again - or can you? (part 1) (January 14, 2008)
• A follow-up on Sir Edmund, and also on driving while distracted (January 13, 2008)
• R.I.P. Sir Edmund, 1919-2008 (January 11, 2008)
• Hang up and drive already (January 7, 2008)
• The kids are alright - Smart Growth America grabs a good one (January 4, 2008)
• The mortgage crunch is good for us. Really. (January 2, 2008)
• Some end-of-year tributes – raise a glass of nog or grog to three good ones (December 21, 2007)
• Beyond the energy bill: on to transportation (December 19, 2007)
• The coolest spots for neighborhood development (December 14, 2007)
• LULUs, NIMBYs, and BANANAs: just say no to just saying NOPE (December 12, 2007)
• Communities for all ages (December 9, 2007)
• The convenient solution to the inconvenient truth (December 6, 2007)
• Discover your neighborhood’s walkability score! (December 4, 2007)
• You MUST check out this hilarious video! (December 3, 2007)
• Bye, bye, birdie (November 30, 2007)
• Made in the shade – trees and walkable streets (November 29, 2007)
• Sean Taylor, 1983-2007 (November 27, 2007)
• Sprawl-Mart, part two (November 26, 2007)
• A big turkey to Sprawl-Mart (November 21, 2007)
• And the Scully goes to . . . (November 19, 2007)
• density + parks = smart (November 15, 2007)
• Another take on Brutalism (November 12, 2007)
• "Brutal" preservation (November 7, 2007)
• Wheels when I want 'em (November 5, 2007)
• Best-laid plans: Ontario gets it right on growth (November 1, 2007)
• The night the 'burbs come to town (October 31, 2007)
• When a "green building" really is: it's the location, stupid (October 26, 2007)
• Architecture matters (October 25, 2007)

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