<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Feds get cozy for sustainable communities]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by diana_l http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-feds-sustainable-communities/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:34:22 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-feds-sustainable-communities/1 Maybe California is ahead of the game, but this IS making headway.  Check out SB 375 - it REQUIRES metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) to do a lot of this by 2020, and even more by 2035.  http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_375_cfa_20080818_153416_asm_comm.html  The MPO that I work closely with in Southern California is already discussing ways to do this!  yay! 

]]> Maybe California is ahead of the game, but this IS making headway.  Check out SB 375 - it REQUIRES metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) to do a lot of this by 2020, and even more by 2035.  http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_375_cfa_20080818_153416_asm_comm.html  The MPO that I work closely with in Southern California is already discussing ways to do this!  yay! 

]]> Comment #2 by diana_l http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-feds-sustainable-communities/ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 10:35:28 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-feds-sustainable-communities/2 Maybe California is ahead of the game, but this IS making headway.  Check out SB 375 - it REQUIRES metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) to do a lot of this by 2020, and even more by 2035.  http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_375_cfa_20080818_153416_asm_comm.html  The MPO that I work closely with in Southern California is already discussing ways to do this!  yay! 

]]> Maybe California is ahead of the game, but this IS making headway.  Check out SB 375 - it REQUIRES metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) to do a lot of this by 2020, and even more by 2035.  http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_375_cfa_20080818_153416_asm_comm.html  The MPO that I work closely with in Southern California is already discussing ways to do this!  yay! 

]]> Comment #3 by juliawaugh http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-feds-sustainable-communities/ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:11:45 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/2009-06-16-feds-sustainable-communities/3 Over the longer term, we know that the amount of fuel we will use is directly related to our land use decisions and development patterns, much of which have been organized around the principle of cheap gasoline. Barack Obama believes that we must move beyond our simple fixation of investing so many of our transportation dollars in serving drivers and that we must make more investments that make it easier for us to walk, bicycle and access ther transportation alternatives. As president, Barack Obama will re-evaluate the transportation funding process to ensure that smart growth considerations are taken into account. Obama will build upon his efforts in the Senate to ensure that more Metropolitan Planning Organizations create web hosting policies to incentivize greater bicycle and pedestrian usage of roads and sidewalks, and he will also re-commit federal resources to public mass transportation projects across the country. Building more livable and sustainable communities will not only reduce the amount of time individuals spent commuting, but will also have significant benefits to air quality, public health and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

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