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  • October 2008

    • Calif. Adopts Stiff Anti-Sprawl Law

      Sacramento Bee  |  Oct 1, 08 1:44 PM CDT

      Calif. Adopts Stiff Anti-Sprawl Law

      (Newser) - The country's most aggressive anti-sprawl bill was signed into law by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday, the Sacramento Bee reports. The "first in the nation" bill mandates regional targets for reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and uses $5 billion in transportation funding as an incentive to stimulate denser residential development. “This fundamentally changes the way we think about growth,” says the Democrat who sponsored the measure. More »

  • June 2008

    • It's the End of the World as We Know It—and He Feels Fine

      Washington Post  |  Jun 23, 08 10:26 AM CDT

      It's the End of the World as We Know It—and He Feels Fine

      (Newser) - The soaring cost of travel is forcing a fundamental change in the identity of America, writes Bill McKibben in the Washington Post : "The frontier of endless mobility that we've known our entire lives is closing." And that's not necessarily a bad thing, because sprawl has "eroded our sense of community with grievous results." More »

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      gas prices  • crude oil  • alternative energy  • Driving  • suburban sprawl

    • The New Generational Shift: Suburban Flight

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 17, 08 3:53 PM CDT

      The New Generational Shift: Suburban Flight

      (Newser) - Changes in lifestyles, economic conditions, and demographics are leading to a reversal in urban flight, The Wall Street Journal reports. Four-dollar-a-gallon gasoline and the subprime crisis have driven many to cities from suburbs, where commutes are longer and houses have lost the most value. Boomers are simplifying their lives with urban condos, while millennials seek to abandon their cul-de-sac upbringings.  More »

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      air pollution  • traffic  • public transportation  • commute  • suburban sprawl  • light rail

  • February 2008

    • Potential Bellwether Va. Shades From Red to Blue

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 11, 08 3:44 PM CST

      Potential Bellwether Va. Shades From Red to Blue

      (Newser) - Virginia will have its critical primary moment tomorrow, but the state may play an even bigger role in November—that of a red state turning blue, reports the Wall Street Journal. The former Confederate seat has voted Republican in every election but one since 1952, but lately has elected two consecutive Democratic governors, a Democratic senator, and a Democratic state senate. More »

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      immigration  • Democratic nomination  • Virginia  • red state  • Potomac Primary  • blue states  • the suburban vote  • suburban sprawl

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