Smart Growth Trends | Green Building
Have you committed to using a reusable water bottle? What happens when you are on-the-go and need to refill?
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Pledge to ditch the commute this Thursday and you could win an iPad, bicycle, Nationals tickets and more.
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When you live in a neighborhood within walking distance of most necessities and public transportation, you often think twice about using your car and wasting that gas money unnecessarily. As a result, your car often sits in the garage taking up floor space, making it difficult to store miscellaneous items and walk around your garage with ease.
Smart Growth Trends | Transportation
This just in from Congress' Livable Communities Taskforce: Washington-area households living in close-in, transit-friendly neighborhoods spent ten percent less than their suburban counterparts on transportation. Meanwhile, housing costs weren't necessarily higher for urban locations. The study, chaired by Congressman Earl Blumenauer, also suggested that foreclosures were strongly correlated to car ownership and that families with higher automobile expenses were also more likely to be in foreclosure. You can read more about the study here.
