Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Sprawl

Superfund, Fault Lines, Groundwater All in the Way…Let’s Dig a Tunnel!

By Damien Newton | Nov 18, 2009 | 9 Comments

Map of fault lines and recent earthquakes in Southern California. Map: USGS.gov I wonder if it’s still too soon to criticize the concept of digging a tunnel to connect the 710 Tunnel to the I-210. To the absolute surprise of nobody that’s ever dealt with a freeway agency, a study completed by Caltrans gives the […]

Congress Set to Double the Size of Sprawl-Centric Home Buyer’s Tax Credit

By Elana Schor | Nov 4, 2009 | No Comments

The $8,000 tax credit for new home buyers — which was wracked by fraudulent claims after its creation as part of the nation’s economic recovery effort — is on the verge of a significant expansion by Congress. Just how much will the tax credit mushroom thanks to the deal reached in the Senate? As the […]

Is America Subsidizing Sprawl?

By Ryan Avent | Nov 2, 2009 | 1 Comment

One of the themes of the financial and economic crisis we’ve faced over the past two years is that government, pressed into responding to serious economic pain, has often found itself supporting the activities that got us into this mess in the first place. Sign of the times? Sde-by-side foreclosures in Massachusetts. (Photo: Yovani via […]

More People, Less Driving: The Imperative of Curbing Sprawl

By Ryan Avent | Sep 3, 2009 | 9 Comments

Experience with case studies has made it clear to many urban planners and environmentalists that to maximize the benefits of transit investments, and to slow growth in traffic congestion, vehicle miles traveled (VMT), and carbon emissions, you have to focus on land use. Photo: Penn State. This knowledge has begun working its way into the […]