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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

What GOOD Design can do for San Francisco

BY JULIE KIM


 

Tags: good design
Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Gabriel Metcalf Shares Thoughts on SPUR's History, Nonprofit Management and Social Change

BY JULIE KIM
Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Earthquake Resilience, One Building at a Time

BY DAVID BONOWITZ
Thursday, August 13, 2009

Moving Cooler

BY LAURA TAM, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTOR

Transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the fastest growing source of emissions in the U.S., and are currently responsible for almost 30% of the nation's total GHG output.

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Norwegian Highway Art

BY MARY

Should you be driving on the highway in rural northwest Norway keep your eyes peeled for more than just the natural beauty.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

A Guide to California's SB 375

BY LAURA TAM, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTOR

NRDC has just released a guide to SB 375, the nation's first legislation to link transportation and land use planning with global warming.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

A Primer on Federal Climate Policy

BY LAURA TAM, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIRECTOR

Our friends at the Sightline Institute in Cascadia have put together a primer on the federal climate bill, aka the American Clean Energy and Security Act (AC

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Relax in Times Square

BY MARY

Times Square has under gone a transformation lately, with lounge

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Raising the Bar, and the Park

BY MARY

Earlier this month, after ten years of advocacy from neighbors, activists and artists alike, the first of three sections of New York's Tags: community activism, community planning, High Line, New York, urban parks

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

A better, or at least higher, use of open space

- posted by Laura

We spend much of our days with a roof over our heads, but rarely think of how roof exteriors could be so much more than just a weather shield.  The growing urban rooftop farming movement just may