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February 2010

Transit, the Stimulus and Jobs in California: Three Times the Job at Half the Price Switchboard from NRDC – February 12, 2010
What’s More Stimulating – Roads or Rails? KALW News – February 12, 2010
Chicago Program Proves Big Success for Energy Savings Energy Overviews – February 11, 2010
Think-and-Do for Greener Cities 2020 Cities – February 11, 2010
Jobs Bill CLS Solutions Technology – February 9, 2010
Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain…California? Calitics – February 7, 2010
Study: Less Sprawl, More Transit May Boost Area’s Affordability BusinessRockford.com – February 6, 2010
I-GO Survives Toyota Recall with Just Six Cars Affected Medill Reports – February 5, 2010
Is Car Sharing or an Hourly Rental the Solution for Your Next Trip? USA Today – February 4, 2010
USDOT Cites Partnership with CTOD in 2009 Record of Accomplishment Reconnecting America – February 1, 2010
Chicago New Essentials Time Out Chicago – February 2010

January 2010

Do Good and Save Cost: I-Go Car Sharing Expands Market, Social Impact Mission Measurement – January 29, 2010
New Report Links Homeowners’ Auto Dependence with Foreclosure Risk Streetsblog – January 28, 2010
The Link Between Sprawl and Mortgage Defaults Reconnecting America – January 28, 2010
To Create Jobs, Build Public Transit, Not Highways Wired – January 21, 2010
Changed Federal Funding Policy Expected to Shift Money to Projects Promoting “Livability” Reconnecting America – January 19, 2010
AP Report: Stimulus for Transportation Has Not Changed Unemployment Rates American City and Country – January 14, 2010
International E-Waste Design Competition Turns Refuse into Resources The Eco Advocate – January 14, 2010
How Should Congress Spend Additional Jobs Money? AP Study Hints at the Answer Smart Growth Around America – January 13, 2010
Google Snaps Up Another Open Web Advocate Steven Can Plan – January 13, 2010
Study Shows Public Transportation Projects Create Twice as Many Jobs as Highway Projects Land Online – January 12, 2010
Transit Projects Create Twice as Many Jobs as Building Highways — Study CTA Tattler – January 12, 2010
Report: Spend More on Transit to Create More Jobs Gazette – January 11, 2010
Transportation Reform a Key Priority in 2010, National Transportation Bill Offers Prospect for Environmental and Job Benefits in 2010 Apollo Alliance – January 7, 2010
Money Spent on Public Transit Creates More Jobs Crossroads – January 7, 2010
The Case for Massive Public Transit Investment Understanding Government – January 7, 2010
Public Transit Best Vehicle for Economic Recovery Progressive States Network – January 7, 2010
Enterprises are Key to Smarter US Transportation Internet Evolution – January 6, 2010
Study: Transit Spending Creates More Jobs than Highway Stimulus Chicago Current – January 6, 2010
Transit Trumps Highways in Stimulus Job Creation, Says Report For Construction Pros – January 6, 2010
Redrawing the American City: Sprawl and Smart Growth in Chicago Switchboard from NRDC – January 6, 2010
Public Transportation Creates Jobs and the Numbers to Prove It Good.Is/Politics – January 5, 2010
Public Transportation Investments Produce More Jobs, More Quickly Madison Peak Oil Group, Inc. – January 5, 2010
Report Finds House Bill Misses Opportunity to Create More Jobs Smart Growth Around America – January 5, 2010
New Report: What We Learned from the Stimulus Smart Growth Around America – January 5, 2010
In the Public Interest: A Jobs Bill the Builds More Jobs, Not More Highways Huffington Post – January 5, 2010
SGA Analysis Reveals Transportation Projects Create the Most Jobs at the Lowest Cost Transportation for America – January 5, 2010

December 2009

Hospitals in Illinois Losing Money Chicago Tribune – December 28, 2009
Smarter Money Would be on Main Street Hartford Courant – December 27, 2009
Jobs Data Shows Stimulus Spending on Public Transportation Produces More Jobs, Faster Smart Growth Around America – December 17, 2009
Transit Jobs Nearly Twice as Cheap to Create as Roads — By Congress’ Math DC StreetsBlog – December 17, 2009
Second Stimulus? US House Passes $154 Billion Jobs Bill Christian Science Monitor – December 16, 2009
New Urbanism Congress to Link Livable Cities with Healthier People Saporta Report – December 6, 2009
I-GO Car Sharing and the Technology that Makes it Tick The Radar December 5, 2009
Letter to Congress: Principles for Jobs Bill America 2050 – December 4, 2009
Manchester-Area Businesses Support NH Commuter Rail Union Leader – December 4, 2009
Two Studies Analyze Green Building Performance Building Green – December 1, 2009
Redrawing the American City OnEarth – December 1, 2009

November 2009

Car-Sharing Service Expanding Suburban Operations Chicago Tribune – November 29, 2009
Car-Sharing Program Comes to Skokie Skokie Review – November 20, 2009
From Policy to Implementation, CNU Transportation Summit Examines “The Greatest Place” Planetizen – November 16, 2009
Panel Encourages Growth of Green Living, Economy, Jobs Daily Northwestern – November 12, 2009
In Chicago and Around the Country, Calls for Pedestrian Safety Grow Louder Streetsblog – November 11, 2009
The Chicago Chapter of the USGBC Publishes a Measured Performance Study of 25 Illinois LEED Projects New Buildings – November 11, 2009
ULI Study Examines the Costs of Housing, Transportation Housing Finance News – November 6, 2009
Midwest Lobbies for High-Speed Rail Network Great Lakes Echo – November 5, 2009
It’s Less Expensive and More Environmentally Friendly to Live in the City, We Have Proof The Front Steps – November 5, 2009
Combined Costs of Housing and Transportation Leaving San Francisco Bay Area Workers with Insufficient Resources to Meet their Basic Needs Real Estate Rama – November 4, 2009
New Report Finds the Average Bay Area Household Spends Nearly 60 Percent of their Income on Housing and Transportation Costs Alone Open House – November 4, 2009
S.F. Transportation Costs Lower than in Suburbs SF Gate – November 4, 2009
I-GO Car Sharing The Ji Village News – November 3, 2009
Burden of Housing and Transportation Costs High in the Bay Area Contra Costa Times – November 3, 2009
Village Green: Where is the Green Community on Revitalization? Huffington Post – November 2, 2009
Creating a Chicago Regional Building Energy Efficiency System CMAP Recovery Blog – November 2, 2009

October 2009

WEFTEC.08 is the Largest in Conference’s 81-Year History Pumps & Systems Magazine – October 30, 2009
LEED Buildings Cut Energy and Emissions, Boost Worker Comfort Surge – October 29, 2009
First Year Report on Post-Occupancy Study of LEED Projects in Illinois Released AZO Building – October 28, 2009
Why Getting Dynamic Pricing Right is More Important Now than Ever It’s Your Smart Grid – October 28, 2009
A Regional Green Building Case Study Project Greener Buildings – October 28, 2009
Investing in Energy Efficiency Pays Jetson Green – October 28, 2009
Nicole Gotthelf – Center for Neighborhood Technology Place for People – October 28, 2009
Convenience for You is a Safe Bet for Lenders Yo Chicago – October 28, 2009
Buildings Gain by Putting Energy Efficiency Over Other LEED Aspects Environmental Leader – October 28, 2009
Regional Study of Green Buildings First of Its Kind to Study Post Occupancy Results of LEED Buildings in Illinois PR Newswire – October 26, 2009
Walk Score Receives Grant from Rockefeller Foundation to Open Source its Code Ostatic – October 22, 2009
I-GO Car Sharing Expands to DesPlaines Daily Herald – October 22, 2009
Map Mashup Gets Rockefeller Grant, Goes Open Source Open Source Blog – October 19, 2009
Battling Climate Change Smart City Radio – October 7, 2009
Walk Score Gets to Expand due to Funding from the Rockefeller Foundation Seven Generational Ruminations – October 7, 2009
A LEED-Related Homework Assignment and My Response Steven Can Plan – October 7, 2009
What Now? Newstips – October 6, 2009
Sustainable Development on the West Side: Part II PP55 Fellows – October 6, 2009

September 2009

I-GO Offers Alternate Transportation Daily Northwestern – September 29, 2009
The Changing Face of Transportation in America Making Places – September 24, 2009
Architecture: Ontario’s Suburbs Curb Sprawl Through Intensification CNW Group – September 24, 2009
Reburbia In the Bluff – Memphis Flyer – September 22, 2009
Transit Summit Spells Out Need for Regional Cooperation Racine Post – September 22, 2009
National Expert, Leaders Urge Regional Transit Action Racine News – September 22, 2009
Carpooling and Car Sharing Make Commuting Cheaper A Fresh Squeeze – September 22, 2009
Desire to Go Green Drives Chicagoland Car-Free Day Sept. 22 Chicago Talks – September 21, 2009
GE Launches New Interactive Site, ItsYourSmartGrid.com, to Educate and Engage Public about How Smart Grid will Help Change the World Earth Times – September 21, 2009
Potential Driver Behind Declining Property Values Wisconsin Radio Network – September 18, 2009
Local Leaders Urged to Invest in Transit Journal Times – September 18, 2009
World Streets One-Click Key Sources Search – Worldwide World Streets – September 17, 2009
Car-Sharing – Good for the Environment and the Budget Blue Planet Green Living – September 16, 2009
Chicago Hopes to Spin Green into Gold in Bid for 2016 Olympics New York Times – September 16, 2009
Issue Focus: In Between Transit, I-GO Car Sharing from Chicago GLUEspace – September 16, 2009
Officials Push Commuter Tax Break Chicago Tribune – September 15, 2009
Top 100 Urban Thinkers Planetizen – September 14, 2009
Service Lets Drivers Borrow a Car Whenever they Want Detroit Free Press – September 14, 2009
Test Drive: Toyota Prius PHEV Consumer Guide Automotive – September 10, 2009
Jobs and Wealth Creation: Two Events of Note New Daily Kenoshan – September 11, 2009
Update on the Regional ARRA Coordinating Council Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning – September 4, 2009
Lessons Learned from Chicago Climate Action Plan NuPOLIS – September 3, 2009
“Transportation Energy Intensity” of Buildings Green Building Advisor – September 2, 2009
Health Concerns About Demolition at Proposed Olympic Village Chicago Talks – September 2, 2009
Weak Economy Causes Downturn in Chicago’s Rental Housing Market Media Newswire – September 1, 2009
Driving and the Built Environment 1,000 Friends of Connecticut – September 1, 2009
Location, Location, Location Sierra Magazine – September/October 2009
Residence Corp. Goes Green to Minimize Flooding OP/FYI – September/October 2009
Car-Sharing Program Expands to South Oak Park OP/FYI – September/October 2009

August 2009

Greenhouse Gas Emissions The Carbondaze Gazette – August 29, 2009
Some Ameren Customers Saving Big on Electric Bill Belleville News-Democrat – August 21, 2009
Transit Advocates Call for Rainy Day Fund Progress Illinois – August 21, 2009
CTA’s Increased Fares Squeeze Riders Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ (Audio) – August 21, 2009
Jacky Grimshaw on the CTA Board! IllinoisSierraClub – August 20, 2009
Illinois Governor Appoints New Chicago Transit Board Member Forbes – August 20, 2009
Governor Quinn Appoints Longtime Transportation and Sustainability Advocate to CTA Board Illinois Government News Network – August 20, 2009
Chicago Transit: From Good to Great, Part 1 – Building the Vision Urbanophile – August 19, 2009
A Formula for Smart Home-Buying The Burnham Plan Centennial – August 18, 2009
New Study on Green Infrastructure to Assess Stormwater Management ACES News (U of I Urbana-Champaign) – August 13, 2009
Trolley Up for Second Round? Oak Park Oak Leaves – August 13, 2009
Ameren Offers Power by the Hour Commercial-News – August 9, 2009
Guest Blogger Mariia Zimmerman: Now is the Time to Reform National Transportation Policy to Create Livable Communities Open House – August 6, 2009
Housing, Transportation, Affordability and Greenhouse Gases Notes from District 2 – August 3, 2009
Superbarrels to Save the City Planetizen – August 1, 2009

July 2009

What Bikes Belong Knows Century Cycle – July 31, 2009
Smart Growth a Cost-Effective Answer to Climate Change Green City Blue Lake – July 28, 2009
Illinois’ Green Jobs Boom Moves Closer Progress Illinois – July 28, 2009
Riding Trains Lowers Pollution Creation Care Team – July 25, 2009
Mark Bennett: Walkable Neighborhoods of the ’20s Make Sense Again TribStar.com – July 25, 2009
T4America Co-Chair to Head HUD Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities 1000 Friends of Connecticut – July 24, 2009
Reasons to Move to Chicago: Why Suburban Living Isn’t Always Better Mr. Chicago Real Estate – July 24, 2009
Design Snapshot – Coordinating Energy Efficiency Region-Wide: The Chicago-Area’s Building Energy Efficiency System Brookings Institution – July 23, 2009
It’s Easy Being Green: Green Transport The New Gay – July 20, 2009
Commute Costs El Pasoans: Study Finds that Most Spend Too Much on Housing, Transportation El Paso Times – July 20, 2009
Chicago Bike Commuter Challenge 2009 Results Julie’s Health Club – Chicago Tribune – July 15, 2009
Commuter Challenge Results Released Chicago Athlete Magazine – July 15, 2009
Sustainability Call to Action: Help Create “Ethical Travel” Standard NuPolis – July 14, 2009
332 Area Businesses Join Bike to Work Chicago Sun Times – July 13, 2009
Riverdale, Illinois Looks to a Greener Future Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ (Audio) – July 7, 2009
Local Winners and Losers in Global Warming Bill Crain’s Chicago Business – July 6, 2009
The Superbarrel Solution Governing – July 2, 2009

June 2009

City Households Emit Fewer Greenhouse Gases, Study Reports Green Right Now (ABC7 News L.A.) – June 30, 2009
EPA Signs on to “Livable Communities” Partnership Twine – June 30, 2009
Rogers Parkers Love to (Car)Share ChicagoTalks – June 30, 2009
Reducing Your Carbon Footprint through Urban Living Go Vacuum – June 27, 2009
Does Urban Living Help Cure Global Warming? Best Workplaces for Commuters – June 26, 2009
City Dwellers Emit 70% Less Carbon from Transit than Suburbanites Treehugger – June 26, 2009
The Case for City Living Gets Better The Inquisitr – June 26, 2009
Compact, Climate-Friendly, Competitive Austin Chronicle – June 26, 2009
Transportation Funding Needs Reform to Optimize Illinois Impact Gapers Block – June 26, 2009
Study: City Living Helps Limit CO2 Emissions Environment News Service – June 24, 2009
Transcript: Transforming our Transportation System The Rockefeller Foundation – June 24, 2009
Village Green: Revitalizing Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine (Conclusion – Making it Green) Daily Kos – June 23, 2009
Bye Car Blogging Bayport Alameda – June 23, 2009
Who Owns the Parkway of Chicago? Chicago Now – June 22, 2009
Greenhouse Gases: Suburbs vs. City Minnesota Public Radio – June 22, 2009
Live in the Suburbs, Kill the Earth NBC Chicago – June 22, 2009
City Dwellers Leave Small Carbon Footprint Chicago Sun Times – June 22, 2009
CNT Maps Emissions and Housing Affordability (Audio) Eight Forty-Eight, WBEZ – June 18, 2009
Estimating Bikability in Metro Detroit M-Bike.org – June 17, 2009
Joining Up Transportation, Housing, and Environmental Policy Brookings Institution – June 17, 2009
Not So Hot in the City Postscript – June 17, 2009
Where We Live and Work is Important Urban Cincy – June 16, 2009
Urban Households Have Lower Carbon Footprints Move Trends – June 15, 2009
LEED 3.0 Has its Doubters CSE Magazine – June 12, 2009
Move to the City and Reduce Your Carbon Footprint by 70% Mother Nature Network – June 12, 2009
New Version of LEED Tightens Energy Uses, Mandates Monitoring MLive.com – June 11, 2009
Test-Driving Car-Share Services Wall Street Journal – June 11, 2009
Want to Save the Earth? Live in a City CEOs for Cities – June 11, 2009
Arizona Not Nearly as Green as it Should Be, Panel Says TriValleyCentral.com – June 10, 2009
Suburban Dwellers Find Ways to Keep a Small Carbon Footprint A Fresh Squeeze – June 9, 2009
City Living Encourages Lower Greenhouse Gas Emissions A Fresh Squeeze – June 9, 2009
CO2 Per Acre Versus Per Household Greater City: Providence – June 9, 2009
Steering Stimulus Funds in Right Direction Chicago Sun Times – June 8, 2009
Transportation, Housing Costs Go Together Arizona Daily Star – June 7, 2009
Climate Action Plans: Seeking Cities Integrating Land-Use Planning Congress for New Urbanism – June 6, 2009
Where the Cars are Spewing CO2 and Other Maps of the Houston Region Swamplot – June 5, 2009
Planning for Jobs Bob Giloth’s Blog – June 5, 2009
Reliability Drives Need for Ameren Illinois Utilities Rate Increases, Today’s Request Would Increase Delivery Rates in Mid-2010 Earth Times – June 5, 2009
Illinois State Capitol Report RANWC Government Affairs – June 4, 2009
Global Warming: How Does Your City Rate? Chelsea Green – June 3, 2009
Going for Green in Wicker Park Chicago Talks – June 3, 2009
Area Outside Beltway 8 Contributes Most Per Capita Carbon Emissions Houston Tomorrow – June 2, 2009
Housing + Transportation Affordability Index Sonoma State Geospatial Blog – June 1, 2009
UA Study Ties Housing Affordability to Transportation University of Arizona News – June 1, 2009
Attorney General Madigan and Legislators Celebrate Passage of Energy Initiative eNews Park Forest – June 1, 2009
Where Compact, Mixed-Use Living Meets Climate Change Green City Blue Lake – June 1, 2009
In and Around Park Forest Week of June 1, 2009 eNews Park Forest – June 1, 2009
Carbon Footprints, Transit Ridership and More The Map Scroll – June 1, 2009

May 2009

CNT Maps Show What We Should Already Know: Addressing Climate Change is About Land Use Net Density – May 30, 2009
More Info on Dense Urban Neighborhoods Great Lakes Green Pages – May 30, 2009
The Location Efficiency of Your Neighborhood Good/blogs – May 29, 2009
Again with the PLUM Scores: Evaluating a Car-Free Times Square Hyde Park Urbanist – May 29, 2009
Roundup: New Biosphere Reserves, Energy Barn Raisings and Cloud Control World Changing – May 29, 2009
Houses May Be Cheaper, But Still Not Affordable Smart Growth Around America – May 29, 2009
Research Compares Transportation-Related Greenhouse Emissions from Urban, Suburban Households Center for Environmental Excellence – May 29, 2009
Exciting Maps with Lots of Colors Eschaton – May 28, 2009
Living in the City Much Greener Than ‘Burbs Austin on Two Wheels – May 28, 2009
City Living 70% Less Carbon Intensive than in Suburbs Treehugger – May 28, 2009
Solutions to Global Warming: Reduce My Carbon Footprint by 70%? Sustainablog – May 28, 2009
More Center for Neighborhood Technology Righteousness Hugeasscity – May 28, 2009
We Need a Complete Solution to Climate Change Streetsblog – May 28, 2009
Not Just About Buildings, Cars The Overhead Wire – May 27, 2009
Dramatic New Maps of CO2 Emissions per Household Switchboard from NRDC – May 27, 2009
Visual Proof: Suburban Emissions Have Us Seeing Red Super Eco – May 27, 2009
Raleigh Suburbs are Big Carbon Polluters Raleigh Eco News – May 27, 2009
Cities Have Smaller Carbon Footprints Worldchanging – May 27, 2009
Scott Bernstein, Keynote Address at 2009 TransForm Summit TransForm CA/YouTube – May 21, 2009
New Study Seeks $60 Billion for Busses, Trains Chicago Examiner – May 21, 2009
An Evening with Jackie Grimshaw The Moderate Urban Champion – May 20, 2009
CTA I-GO Smart Card Earns Chicago Fast Cities Nod CTA Tattler – May 20, 2009
Autodesk Partners with Clinton Climate Initiative to Provide Technology to Help Build More Sustainable Cities PR Newswire – May 19, 2009
High Hopes for High Speed Christian Science Monitor – May 18, 2009
RTA Hopes Travelers Go Along with Goroo Chicago Tribune – May 15, 2009
In the Land of Dead Shopping Malls: Smart Solutions for a Retail Apocalypse The Infrastructurist – May 11, 2009
Chicago Transit Expert to Speak at Reshaping Rochester Lecture Democrat and Chronicle – May 11, 2009
Capturing the Value of Transit Planetizen – May 11, 2009
Workshop: How to Cut Down on Summer Electricity Costs eNews Park Forest – May 10, 2009
UIC Receives $1M HUD Grant to Study Green Healthy Housing Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News – May 7, 2009
Snippets on the Economy…Very Interesting Life in the Slow Lane – May 7, 2009
Stop This Car! I Want Out! A Payne Hollow Visit – May 6, 2009
Auburn Students Clean Winneconna Lagoons LISC New Communities Program – May 4, 2009
The Story of Sprawl – Now on DVD Smart Growth Around America – May 4, 2009
America’s Moving Back Downtown Bankrate.com – May 4, 2009
The Unelected Chicago Reader – News Bites – May 2, 2009
Fast Cities: Chicago Fast Company – May 1, 2009





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