Urban Focus

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A resource for accelerating green infrastructure as business-as-usual for stormwater management, infrastructure investment and community development Get the report

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Core Values: Why American Companies are Moving Downtown is a new report by Smart Growth America in partnership with Cushman & Wakefield and the George Washington University School of Business' Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis. The new report examines nearly 500 companies that moved to or expanded in walkable downtowns between 2010 and 2015, and includes interviews with more than 40 senior-level staff at those companies. 
The results provide an overview of why these companies chose a walkable downtown and what they looked for when considering a new location. The report also includes ideas for cities about how they can create the kinds of places these companies seek. Download the report

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In the News

• How Houston’s urban planning made a catastrophic storm even worse
• ​​A forest floats on the Bronx River, with free produce
• ​Colorado City vows to be carbon neutral, defying partisan politics
• ​Chattanooga goes green with zero-emission car sharing
• Los Angeles issues plan to electrify its entire bus fleet
• ​Aspen, Colorado, Becomes third US city to run entirely on renewable

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New APA guide for disaster recovery
​Over the past four years, the APA Hazards Planning Center worked under an agreement with FEMA to develop Planning for Post-Disaster Recovery: Next Generation (PAS 576). This updated manual offers a no-nonsense explanation of the benefits — and limitations — of planning for unpredictable events. - Read more

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