Livable Places Update

2008 Archive

January 2008

• Downtown Traffic: Problem or Opportunity?
• Opponents of Narrow Streets Are Beginning to Dwindle
• Americans In Tune With Smart Growth Policies
• Studies Continue to Link Health and Neighborhood Design

February 2008

• Reflections On This Year’s New Partners for Smart Growth Conference
• A Charged Atmosphere in CA
• Best Bets For New Development

March 2008

• Health Officials Fight Global Warming, Support Better Land Use
• Global Trends and Your Downtown
• Financing Downtown Development Through BIDs
• Child Care A Key Ingredient of Smart Growth
• Presentations from Smart Growth Conference Now Available
• Oregon Identifies Transportation and Land Use As Critical GHG Reduction Strategy

April 2008

• California Air Resources Board Moves To Curb Greenhouse Gases
• California Transportation Commission Follows Suit on AB 32 Implementation
• To Meet Market Demand, Plan for More Infill
• Fresno Has Plan To Turn Green
• Important New Resources

May 2008

• Looking for Session Proposals and Speakers for 2009 New Partners Conference
• Enhancing Sustainability Though Historic Preservation
• Study Links Availability of Fast Food Restaurants to Community Obesity Rates
• A New LPU Feature: FOCUS ON CLIMATE CHANGE FOR OUR COMMUNITIES
• State and Local Governments Will Be Major
• Vehicle for Reducing GHG Emissions
• Helpful Climate Change Documents from OPR
• Climate Change and Infill Development
• Zero Carbon Emission Development Planned
• Quote of the Month

June 2008

• Water, Growth and Development – Challenges for Local Government
• Water, Growth, & Development Addressed Proactively in Amador and Calaveras Counties
• Ahwahnee Water Principles Continue to Inform Decision Makers
• Big Challenges Call For Bold Solutions at the Local Level
• State of California To Propose Big Bold Solutions
• Quote of the Month

July 2008

• Now Is The Time To Plan Your Community's Future
• California Adopts Statewide Green Building Code
• Berkeley Financing Innovation
• Quote of the Month

August 2008

• East Bay Mayors Link Economic Development, Regional Cooperation, and Environmental Innovation
• CARB Hears a Unified Message - “Land Use Matters!”
• CA Legislature Addresses Climate Change and Land Use
• Innovative Palm Desert Plan To Reduce Energy Consumption
• Quote of the Month

September 2008

• Albuquerque in January — It's Where The Action Is
• Growing Cooler — One Year Later
• Cities Become Home Buyers
• Public Concerned About Global Warming, Wants Local Governments to Take Action
• The Economic Advantages of Smart Growth
• Stockton Takes a Lead in Addressing Global Warming
• Quote of the Month

October 2008

• Focus On Food Yields Surprising Facts
• SB 375—What Does it Mean to Local Government?
• Quote of the Month

November 2008

• New Partners for Smart Growth Conference Visits the Great American Southwest
• Program Focus: Local, Regional, and State Government Solutions that Address the Economic and Environmental Challenges of Today
• Fiscal Health And Greenhouse Gas Reduction

December 2008

• History Teaches Us That It’s Time To Plan For Future Growth NOW
• Be Inspired, Join Us In Albuquerque
• CA Cities Take Up the Challenge
• Many Focus on Emissions Inventories
• Vast Majority Implementing Policies That Address Greenhouse Gases
• Quote of the Month