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The Exurban Meltdown: We Are Goldman Sachs

April 19, 2010 by Warren Karlenzig
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Did runaway exurban sprawl--particularly in hypergrowth Sunbelt communities--help create the conditions for gaming in financial industry? In other words, Goldman Sachs and other financial firms gave us what we wanted as a nation and then bet against us when they saw too many suckers entering the game.  These issues... [read more]

Guess the density – you might be surprised

February 5, 2010 by Kaid Benfield
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We know from one piece of research after another that, generally speaking, increased residential density (homes per acre) is better for the environment.  It consumes less land per capita and makes transportation (assuming the density is in a good location) much more efficient, reducing carbon dioxide and other emissions per capita... [read more]

A Closer Look at Suburbs

November 22, 2009 by polis blog
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In 1968, Bill Owens took a job as photographer for the Independent in Livermore, CA. He collected pictures of the people he met, which were published along with interesting quotes in a now classic book called Suburbia. While not really free of common stereotypes about suburban living, the pictures reveal the many unique qualities... [read more]