Author Archives: sarah

Original Green

Posted on May 7, 2012 by sarah

Doubtless many of you have already heard of this awesome blog Original Green by Steve Mouzon, but I just found out about it today.  Another very kindred spirit! Check out the sprawl 12-step recovery program: http://www.originalgreen.org/blog/sprawl-recovery—a-12-step.html

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engineered TREES?

Posted on April 24, 2012 by sarah

What do folks think about this idea? http://grist.org/list/singapores-giant-supertrees-the-ultimate-vertical-gardens/ It’s a way of greening urban environments, but is this sustainability?

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deregulating density

Posted on March 31, 2012 by sarah

A thought-provoking take on the benefits of density and how government can get out of the way of cities realizing their potential. http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/ezra-klein-living-large-in-the-big-city/2012/03/12/gIQAmEqD8R_story.html

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Bicycle City, SC, USA??

Posted on May 15, 2011 by sarah

I was just poking around the Bike Month website, and came across this ad (for once, a useful web ad).  It looks like this has some legs! er, wheels! http://www.bicyclecity.com/ A car-free city in South Carolina is planned south of … Continue reading →

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diminishing returns on mobility?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by sarah

This came across my email today. http://newurbannetwork.com/news-opinion/blogs/charles-marohn/14427/mobilitys-diminishing-returns I don’t know if I agree that populations are remaining steady (he must be using some arcane metric), but I do agree that after a certain point, the ability to travel long distances … Continue reading →

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