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Friday links

October 8, 2010 By Stephen Smith

1. Miller-McCune (what a bad name for a magazine) has an article about a possible VMT tax, and points out that more fuel-efficient vehicles will lead to less gas tax revenue. 2. Streetsblog has an extremely unflattering profile of Republican nominee for NY Governor Carl Paladino. He made a name … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: gas tax, inclusionary zoning, links, Los Angeles, new york, public housing, Stephen Smith, subprime, Vancouver

More links!

September 30, 2010 By Stephen Smith

Why didn't I catch onto this whole linking thing earlier? Are these link lists boring for you guys? 1. Human Transit has a great post on "density" and all the different ways to measure it, with a cool picture of sprawling apartment buildings that illustrates why transit use in the Las Vegas … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: buses, density, links, Moscow, nyc, Oakland, Stephen Smith, Vancouver

EcoDensity: Scary Name, but Not-so-Bad

June 18, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Vancouver's City Council has approved an "EcoDensity" policy. How is EcoDensity different from regular density, which already comes pre-equipped with environmental benefits? Well, its just an environmental-sounding catch-prefix and comes with less bureaucracy for green … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Zoning Tagged With: Canada, density, EcoDensity, green buildings, Vancouver, zoning

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