• When Cheaper Isn't Better
• BY: Bob Graves   |   February 25, 2013
• Governments are beginning to look at energy and other life-cycle costs in their purchasing. It's about more than saving money.

• Cuomo Hopes to Buy Homes Wrecked by Sandy But Not Rebuild
• Source: New York Times   |   New York   |   February 4, 2013
• Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is proposing to spend as much as $400 million to purchase homes wrecked by Hurricane Sandy, have them demolished and then preserve the flood-prone land permanently, as undeveloped coastline.

• Boulder, Colo., Likely to Adopt Its Own Green Utility
• BY: false   |   Boulder, Colo.   |   February 1, 2013
• The City Council is expected to vote in favor of the controversial idea, putting it on the vanguard of efforts to break the monopoly of corporate utility companies.

• Mexico City's Recycling Incentive: More Food
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   February 2013
• Mexico City has a massive trash problem that's partially caused by citizens' resistance to recycle. To encourage them to do so, the city gives residents food vouchers in exchange for their recyclable waste.
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• Singapore Strives to Become 'The Smartest City'
• BY: David Hatch   |   February 2013
• Singapore is using data to redefine what it means to be a 21st-century metropolis.
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• Lighting the Way to Cleaner Air
• BY: Bob Graves   |   January 28, 2013
• The way we light our streets can do more than save money for the taxpayers. It can contribute significantly to reducing air pollution.

• Sandy Forces Northeast to Rethink Infrastructure
• BY: William Fulton   |   January 2013
• In an effort to emerge more resilient and prosperous, states and localities are rethinking power grids, roads and sewers in the wake of Superstorm Sandy.

• Recycling Paint in California
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   California   |   October 22, 2012
• A new law requires paint manufacturers to put a system in place to make recycling leftover paint easier for residential and commercial customers.

• Can Credit-Exchange Programs Clean Up Lakes?
• BY: Elizabeth Daigneau   |   October 2012
• The concept has been used for the past 40 years as a means of restoring the health of rivers, streams, lakes and oceans -- but it's getting new attention.

• Miami Taps into Organic, Local Food Movement to End Homelessness
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   Miami   |   September 13, 2012
• A community just outside the city offers homeless people a paycheck and place to live in exchange for work on a sustainable urban farm.

• Rethinking the Parking Lot
• BY: Paul W. Taylor   |   September 2012
• Everything we know about the automobile is under scrutiny, and so is everything we know about the parking lot. Should they be made of concrete or grass? Is their greatest purpose to generate revenue, store cars or act as a public space for people?
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• How Will Boomers Reshape U.S. Cities?
• BY: Ryan Holeywell   |   September 2012
• The wave of boomer retirees will transform the way cities look, from the way they grow and sprawl to minutiae such as curb heights and the fonts on street signs.
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• The Bottom-Line Benefits of Greening a City
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   August 27, 2012
• Value engineering can reduce the costs of capital projects. But it also can save money over the long haul.
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• Value Engineering: Saving Money While Enhancing Quality of Life
• BY: Stephen Goldsmith   |   August 22, 2012
• In dealing with its combined-sewer-overflow problem, Philly is demonstrating a better approach to big infrastructure projects.
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