Land Use & Driving: A New Age of Compact Development
Posted by Josh Burroughs on Mon, Jun 21, 2010 @ 12:14 AM
The Urban Land Institute just released a new study on Land Use and Driving that I thought was very interesting. It discusses the role that compact development can play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and combines results from three separate studies: Moving Cooler (Land use is an important climate change strategy), Growing Cooler (The Five "Ds" of compact development reduce vehicle miles), and Driving and the Built Environment (Compact development lowers Driving, emissions, and energy use).
The article states "If we could go to 2050 and look back, we would see that successfully implemented compact development strategies- even those with only modest increases in land use density and mix- resulted in a win-win: a boon both for the environment and for Americans looking for the healthy and convenient lifestyle benefits associated with this type of high-quality land use.
Here is the link to download the free PDF study! > CLICK HERE
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