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LIVABILITY AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES – TAKING ACTION FOR A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
Reconnecting America Participates in White House briefing

FTA LIVABLE COMMUNITIES WEBSITE
Federal site links to many Reconnecting America resources for the development of sustainable communities, affordable housing and transit-oriented development

TIGER GRANTS FUND WAVE OF TRANSPORTATION INNOVATION
TIGER program demonstrates Administration’s continued commitment to livability, says Reconnecting America CEO John Robert Smith

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Designing Roads That Guide Drivers To Choose Safer Speeds
This report describes an investigation into whether or not physical characteristics of the roadway and the roadside environment are associated with actual vehicle running speeds, · PDF

Legal Handbook For The New Starts Process
Overview of the FTA’s New Starts project development process and the legal issues associated with it · PDF

Moving Toward Implementation: An Examination Of The Organizational And Political Structures Of Transit-Oriented Development
Explores the costs and impacts of Transit Oriented Development and addresses the rationale for designing transit-oriented neighborhoods · PDF

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MAKING THE TWIN CITIES MORE WALKABLE
New CTOD report provides methodology for assessing and boosting the walkability of a place

CAPTURING THE VALUE OF TRANSIT
New report by Center for Transit-Oriented Development released

FINANCING TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT
Policy Options and Strategies in the San Francisco Bay Area

Reconnecting America At New Partners For Smart Growth Conference

Staff members will discuss strategies for advancing livability and sustainability and opportunities for greening affordable housing

Reconnecting America At New Partners For Smart Growth Conference

Sam Zimbabwe, technical director at Reconnecting America, and Catherine Cox Blair, program director, will talk about strategies for advancing livability and sustainability in the regional context at a Federal Transit Adminstration sponsored Brown Bag Session at 12:15 p.m. Feb. 4 at the New Partners conference in Seattle. Reconnecting America Chief of Staff Allison Brooks will speak on a panel about the challenges and opportunities for greening affordable housing, and the resources available on Saturday morning at 10:15 a.m. Thursday evening, Feb. 2, the plenary session will feature EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, U.S. DOT Secretary Ray LaHood, and U.S. Department of Housing Secretary Shaun Donovan, will talk about their Sustainable Communities Partnership.

Posted February 1, 2010

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