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Walk Score Improves Your Home Value
An interesting corollary to the last post is that there is now evidence that homes with a greater range of services in walking distance fetch higher prices.
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One of the Secrets to Lower VMT: Neighborhood Retail
Via Planetizen: An article on “grist” makes the case that the transition from neighborhood-based retail to big boxes is one of the contributors to increasing per-capita vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and makes the case for a return to neighborhood retail as a way to combat global warming.
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Bragdon to Congress: Land Use Policy Mitigates Congestion
Via the OTRAN list: TESTIMONY OF METRO COUNCIL PRESIDENT DAVID BRAGDON PORTLAND, OREGON REGION BEFORE THE US SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2009 2:30 P.M. “ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION POLICY IN THE PORTLAND, OREGON REGION” Madam Chair, Members of the Committee, I am David Bragdon, President…
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Public Comment Draft of Streetcar System Plan Released
A forty-five day public comment period began yesterday on the Streetcar System Plan, leading to a Planning Commission hearing on August 14th and City Council consideration in September. The plan, a 20-50 year vision of where Streetcars might run in Portland, has been 20 months in the making, with work by staff, a System Advisory…
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Streets of Dreams Goes Urban This Year
Updated: 6/12/09 Apparently, the Street of Dreams will come with a free Streetcar pass this year… Updated: 3/26/09 The folks at the Homebuilders Association were kind enough to pass along their press release. Here’s an excerpt: “Dream homes come in different shapes, sizes and styles,” said 2009 HBA President Tom Skaar. “This year’s Street of…