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The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change

This first-of-its kind study documents how meeting the growing demand for conveniently located housing in walkable, accessible, compact neighborhoods will be key to mitigating climate change, by limiting vehicle miles. LEARN MORE

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Download a version of this page as a concise three-page fact sheet with sources, prepared by SGA
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Read and comment on the latest posts about related topics on the SGA blog: Climate | Sustainability | Energy | "Growing Cooler" | Environment | Green News


Testimony by King County (WA) Executive Ron Sims before the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee. From a 11/15/07 hearing on America's Climate Security Act of 2007.
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Testimony by Dr. David Greene of Oak Ridge National Laboratory before the Senate's Environment and Public Works Committee. From a 11/13/07 hearing on America's Climate Security Act of 2007.
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Access detailed data on Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) from 1980-2005, broken down state-by-state with graphs you can distribute
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Driving Down VMT: Curbing Climate Change with Smart Growth. 20 state-level policy recommendations to curb climate change with smart growth strategies.
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Coming soon: Powerpoint slides - complete with a script - to accompany Growing Cooler. You'll be able to download this and use it for presentations of your own.

Technology alone won't tame climate-change juggernaut San Francisco Chronicle op-ed by Tom Steinbach and Mike Howe of the Greenbelt Alliance. (10/21/07)

Land use plays into emissions Contra Costa Times opinion by Daniel Borenstein. (11/02/07)


This chart is just part of a much larger spreadsheet detailing vehicle miles traveled broken down state by state from 1980-2005. You can download the full spreadsheet with state data on VMT. (.xls)

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