Smart Growth Curbs Car Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions

A new study from San Francisco State University found that cities that adopt smart growth approaches could substantially reduce the number of miles that residents drive in a year. The nationwide study found that a 10 percent increase in a city's smart growth features—including housing density, jobs per capita, and public transit infrastructure—would lead to a 20 percent decrease in the number of vehicle miles traveled per household, per year  http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?llr=vyomgzaab&v=001u9MKVAvAK1xqMUwiKMDZfCU-hFggYkqH6SBH6j7orBZZltUb-P5hNu_o6Sv8VA4UQJi1KnzDHFHSJ9JcjAsmFrzsssOKLwhy1wD_IVpEbnEE4s1GkbUOcJvtwfoz6oJB1opXBsQHz9on73oMm3X0frJFNxCY__3nDnY5JMBTzIbqSQTQHdH6whf-J8Mh0zQJG9qdiW_FL6dulgiFK5Nc65-44AiEDsnndBtcD47M8x3hAtE2jK9ieNpZXHsc6Hvu

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