Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Wednesday, July 02, 2008

10 Things You Can Like About $4 Gas

(if you're a planner, transit advocate, or an environmentalist).

Will sends us a link to this article, "10 Things You Can Like About $4 Gas," from Time Magazine:

1. Globalized Jobs Return Home;
2. Sprawl Stalls;
3. Four-Day Workweeks;
4. Less Pollution;
5. More Frugality;
6. Fewer Traffic Deaths;
7. Cheaper Insurance;
8. Less Traffic;
9. More Cops on the Beat;
10. Less Obesity.

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