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Building slump hampers both smart growth and sprawl; transit soars despite lower fuel prices

December 3, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably

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buildingslump, gasprices, recession, smartgrowth, sprawl, transit

One of the things that has concerned me about the recession, and in particular how hard the building industry has been hit, is that a lot of ready-to-go smart growth projects will have trouble securing financing, buyers, and tenants. A...continued

Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield
Director, Smart Growth Program
Washington, DC
Co-founder, LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system; co-founder, Smart Growth America coalition; author, Once There...
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