"Many of the green places and open spaces that need protecting most today are in our own neighborhoods. In too many places, the beauty of local vistas has been degraded by decades of ill-planned and ill-coordinated development." ~ Al Gore WHY? The inner suburbs are a mess! Learn More HOW? Books, blogs, & other sources of expert opinion Learn More WHAT? A daily categorized roundup of relevant news Learn More Recent PostsA great new handbook for beautifying and making crosswalks safer in walkability-challenged areas:May 22, 2022Read MoreArlington, an #innersuburb that has invested big in #greennetworks , gets top ranking on latest AARP livability index: . See other examples …May 12, 2022Read MoreMystic River Watershed Association is working on six signature greenway projects to improve the livability of #innersuburbs near Boston:May 8, 2022Read MoreA timely and beautiful chronical of the creative and spiritual rewards of gardening:May 8, 2022Read Morepolicy, public transportation, roads and highways, suburban cities and townsWe’re subsidizing roads to benefit suburbs, at the expense of public transportation. Our public transit is slow, inefficient & unreliabl…May 6, 2022policy, public transportation, roads and highways, suburban cities and townsRead Morehousing, planning, suburban cities and townsTo increase housing affordability, require those with garages to park their cars there:May 6, 2022housing, planning, suburban cities and townsRead Moreparks, planning, recreation, trailsPark access – as much about proximity as it is about other factors, like the presence of safe, multi-use trails:October 18, 2021parks, planning, recreation, trailsRead Moregreening, recreationIn Philadelphia, for every $1 invested in greening, society saves up to $333 that would have gone toward costs such as medical expenses, pol…October 15, 2021greening, recreationRead Moregardens and gardening, habitatA timely message from Ohio Scenic Rivers Association – OSRAOctober 11, 2021gardens and gardening, habitatRead Morewalkability, walkingWalking during the pandemic surged across the country, outpacing driving in every region:October 6, 2021walkability, walkingRead Morecycling, roads and highways, united states governmentAbout half of car trips in our country are four miles or less – ebike incentives & better bike lanes, all covered in the fed. infrastruc…October 5, 2021cycling, roads and highways, united states governmentRead MoreAmerican history, federal law, municipal law, planning, trailsHow cars & greed turned the #innersuburbs gray & why green networks are a remedy – the video: Thank you League of Women Voters of B…September 29, 2021American history, federal law, municipal law, planning, trailsRead More
A great new handbook for beautifying and making crosswalks safer in walkability-challenged areas:May 22, 2022Read More
Arlington, an #innersuburb that has invested big in #greennetworks , gets top ranking on latest AARP livability index: . See other examples …May 12, 2022Read More
Mystic River Watershed Association is working on six signature greenway projects to improve the livability of #innersuburbs near Boston:May 8, 2022Read More
A timely and beautiful chronical of the creative and spiritual rewards of gardening:May 8, 2022Read More
policy, public transportation, roads and highways, suburban cities and townsWe’re subsidizing roads to benefit suburbs, at the expense of public transportation. Our public transit is slow, inefficient & unreliabl…May 6, 2022policy, public transportation, roads and highways, suburban cities and townsRead More
housing, planning, suburban cities and townsTo increase housing affordability, require those with garages to park their cars there:May 6, 2022housing, planning, suburban cities and townsRead More
parks, planning, recreation, trailsPark access – as much about proximity as it is about other factors, like the presence of safe, multi-use trails:October 18, 2021parks, planning, recreation, trailsRead More
greening, recreationIn Philadelphia, for every $1 invested in greening, society saves up to $333 that would have gone toward costs such as medical expenses, pol…October 15, 2021greening, recreationRead More
gardens and gardening, habitatA timely message from Ohio Scenic Rivers Association – OSRAOctober 11, 2021gardens and gardening, habitatRead More
walkability, walkingWalking during the pandemic surged across the country, outpacing driving in every region:October 6, 2021walkability, walkingRead More
cycling, roads and highways, united states governmentAbout half of car trips in our country are four miles or less – ebike incentives & better bike lanes, all covered in the fed. infrastruc…October 5, 2021cycling, roads and highways, united states governmentRead More
American history, federal law, municipal law, planning, trailsHow cars & greed turned the #innersuburbs gray & why green networks are a remedy – the video: Thank you League of Women Voters of B…September 29, 2021American history, federal law, municipal law, planning, trailsRead More
