1–8 of 8
results
Livable Communities in Small Town America
August 30, 2010
More News & Resources:
Transportation for America has released "Case Studies on Transit and Livable Communities in Rural and Small Town America," which offers a dozen examples of small towns and rural regions working to make their communities more livable.
Weaving Together Vibrant Communities Through Transit-Oriented Development
August 27, 2010
More News & Resources:
Allison Brooks, Reconnecting America's chief of staff, has an article on transit-oriented development in the summer issue of San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank's online publication, Community Investments.
Employment Location Decisions & Affordable Housing
August 25, 2010
More News & Resources:
"If we are going to be thinking of affordable housing in this country, the broader vision of affordable living should come from our patterns of development and opportunities that already exist," writes Reconnecting America's Jeff Wood in a guest blog post over at the National Housing Conference's (NHC) "Open House" blog.
Getting to Work: Improving Job Accessibility for Disabled Workers
August 12, 2010
More News & Resources:
Providing accessible, convenient transportation options for people with disabilities can be challenging, especially when they limit employment opportunities. The Center for Workers with Disabilities has prepared a report, Getting to Work: A Case Study Report on Accessible Transportation Projects, profiling the efforts of four states to improve job accessibility for disabled workers. The states of Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New Jersey have used funding from Medicare Infrastructure Grants to identify service needs and gaps and bring together various transportation agencies to discuss how to improve job accessibility. In Illinois, the grant funded employer summits around the state, and local Chambers of Commerce are now establishing best practices for attracting and assisting disabled workers. In New Jersey,…
Schools and TOD
August 9, 2010
More News & Resources:
The Center for Cities & Schools at the University of California, Berkeley, has released a study entitled, "Putting Schools on the Map: Linking Transit-Oriented Development, Families, and Schools in the San Francisco Bay Area."
Talking About Livable Communities
August 5, 2010
More News & Resources:
The Livable Communities Act's passage out of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee merits a moment of celebration.
Take The Building A Walkable America Survey
August 3, 2010
More News & Resources:
America Walks in partnership with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals is working to increase walking and walkability in America. In tandem with our Equal Footing Campaign Steering Committee we galvanizing a collaborative national walking movement. Reconnecting America Policy Associate Alia Anderson sits on America Walks' National Steering Committee.
Smart Money In Real Estate Is On Smart Growth
August 3, 2010
More News & Resources:
"This suburb of Washington, D.C. inspired R.E.M.’s 1984 song about the soul-sucking blandness of a suburban adolescence that has been a staple of rock and roll. “(Don’t Go Back to) Rockville” described a town of empty houses, “where nobody says hello.” But some experts in the real estate business believe that in the future, more and more of us will be going back to places like the revamped Rockville -- quite happily, in fact."