• 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.
• 7 Comments

• Bikers, Walkers Need Cities to Protect Them
• BY: Alex Marshall   |   August 2012
• Without laws protecting pedestrians and bikers, the goal of having truly livable cities in America remains out of reach.
• 22 Comments

• Counties: An Outdated Concept or the Future?
• BY: Alan Greenblatt   |   August 2012
• Hit harder by the economic downturn than either cities or states, counties are feeling pressure from all sides, leading many to reexamine county functions altogether.
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• High-Speed Rail's International Leaders Offer Thoughts on U.S. Approach
• BY: Eli Richman   |   Nation   |   July 12, 2012
• Members of the International Union of Railways came to Capitol Hill to discuss the progress of high-speed rail worldwide.

• Small Farmers Creating a New Business Model as Agriculture Goes Local
• Source: New York Times   |   Seattle, Wash.   |   July 2, 2012
• The movement toward local food is creating a vibrant new economic laboratory for American agriculture. The result is a reworking of old models about how food gets sold and farms get financed, and who gets dirt under their fingernails doing the work.

• Dogtown and the Dirtiest City in America
• BY: Mark Funkhouser   |   June 25, 2012
• Santa Monica and Chattanooga were in trouble a few decades ago. They placed their bets on sustainability, and today it’s paying off.
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• Connecticut Pilots Using Recycled Shingles to Pave Roads
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   June 21, 2012
• Using residential roof shingles will save money and the environment simultaneously.

• Vermont Implements Universal Recycling
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   June 18, 2012
• A new law bans the disposal of any recyclable or compostable materials into landfills.

• Analysis: Cities with More Walkers, Bike Commuters are Less Obese
• BY: Mike Maciag   |   June 14, 2012
• A GOVERNING data analysis finds metro areas with more walkers or cyclists are strongly correlated with healthier weights. View our detailed data for each community.

• Springfield, Mass., Wants to Become a Resurgent City
• BY: Tod Newcombe   |   February 2012
• And it’s looking to tap the secret of other cities’ success in the post-manufacturing age.
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• L.A. Councilman Curbs the ‘Mansionization’ of Studio City
• BY: Tina Trenkner   |   February 2012
• Paul Krekorian crafted a compromise to curb the building of large homes on small lots that satisfies all stakeholders.

• TED Prize Winner: City 2.0
• BY: Alan Greenblatt   |   February 2012
• For the first time, the TED Prize (which includes a cash prize) is being awarded to an idea, not a person. But cities will benefit.

• D.C., Colorado Top List for LEED-Certified Buildings
• BY: Dylan Scott   |   Nation   |   January 19, 2012
• More than 100 buildings used by the federal government along with dozens of local government, private and non-profit buildings in D.C. are LEED-certified.
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• Making Airport Waste Profitable
• BY: Brian Peteritas   |   January 10, 2012
• One of the nation's busiest airports is using sustainable practices and a lot of worms to start making money on all the waste it produces.