Category Archives: Affordable Housing

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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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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Orange County’s Vanishing Middle Class

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Patrick

With the recent release of the 2009 5-Year Estimates for the American Community Survey, we know have a clearer picture of some of the socioeconomic characteristics of Orange County, and how they have changed since the 2000 Census. This post … Continue reading →

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