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"It took 50 years to create the mess we’re in, and it will take decades to build more compact communities where people are active as part of their daily routine."

“But the conversation cannot stop there,” he cautioned. “Not only do we need additional funding targeted at maintaining affordable housing in urban communities, we also need to make sure that there’s funding for affordable housing in small, rural villages. There’s a growing need for this kind of housing in both areas.”

Boulder group’s software offers fly-overs, walk-throughs of proposed town projects By Jennifer Beauprez, Denver Post Business Writer New subdivisions and shopping centers that pop up in communities can be far different from what residents expected…

Annual fete begins Saturday This year’s International Wildlife Film Festival may be the 26th in a line of similar events, but much has changed in that time – both for the festival, as well as…

"Artists need places and places need artists — how the arts and smart growth can work together."

Most people in the rainy Pacific Northwest want to remove moss from their roofs, but Portlander Tom Liptan is happy to see vegetation growing on his rooftop. He turned his garage green on purpose by…

Denver real estate developer Will Fleissig wants local governments to keep better score of smart growth. Smart-growth communities are neighborhoods where homeowners can leave their cars at home, where residents can walk to the store,…

With 23,000 homes on 11,000 acres, Centennial in northeast Los Angeles County will be far bigger than any community where most builders will ever buy lots, let alone plan. But today, with more builders than…

"The city had been its own worst enemy," Costa says. "Its own zoning prohibited the types of areas the group wanted to create. Krieger says there is a wave of millions of people worldwide who want to move back into their cities and won’t mind walking as long as the path is made interesting."

As many cities across the nation sprawl ever farther from their centers, snarling traffic and polluting the air, the demand for viable urban-redevelopment projects is increasing. By RYAN CHITTUM Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET…