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Issues: Smart Growth
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- Picturing Smart Growth
Visions for Sustainable Communities Across America
Guide Cities and towns across the country are embracing smart growth as a better solution to meet the needs of their growing populations. Smart growth principles accommodate growth and development while saving open space, revitalizing neighborhoods and helping cool the planet. See visions created through photo-editing software for how 70 communities across the country could apply smart growth principles and improve their streets and neighborhoods.
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Kaid Benfield's Blog
Kaid Benfield writes about development, community and the environment on Switchboard.
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- EPA's new, interactive green homes site
- posted by Kaid Benfield, 11/20/09
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- posted by Kaid Benfield, 11/18/09
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