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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='tab-interval:.5in'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184'><tr style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes'><td bgcolor="#99B887" style='background:#99B887;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=652 style='width:489.05pt;mso-cellspacing:0in;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 0in 0in 0in'><tr height=16 style='mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:12.25pt'><td rowspan=2 valign=top bgcolor=white style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=209 height=139 id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs044/1100357188373/img/9.jpg" alt="Smart Growth Online logo"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></td><td width=425 height=16 valign=top bgcolor=white style='width:318.7pt;background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><img width=391 height=111 id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs044/1100357188373/img/10.jpg" alt="A Service of the Smart Growth Network"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></td></tr><tr height=26 style='mso-yfti-irow:1;height:19.15pt'><td height=26 valign=top bgcolor=white style='background:white;padding:0in 6.0pt 0in 0in;height:19.15pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><b><font size=1 color="#5a3362" face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#5A3362;font-weight:bold'>Biweekly Newsletter for August 10th, 2011<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p></td></tr><tr height=16 style='mso-yfti-irow:2;height:12.25pt'><td colspan=2 height=16 bgcolor=white style='background:white;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:12.25pt'><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:5.25pt;margin-left:7.5pt'><b><font size=4 color="#99b887" face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#99B887;font-weight:bold'>BREAKING NEWS: NATIONAL<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmG4NDxXVoIQK-py2oCd4WLcx5FOISlWZJSOMpulSauK9xqoKHg-cfeKOvpwp9YdqepG1kFfINU3GL94cxazrWFnKWkEH43Dn5WMDF3tvMtQ_DtaiBbd0M4dZ8XWDeukOkrjzKKZY0G5hWwyoIdHsUjEXuLd6w8xjNeAOpXwh6Nv2PCD1dfIU6FQ76S6eB1FhYA=">Michelle Obama Announces Healthy Food Financing Initiative</a></span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>With the help of public-private financing, fresh food retailers in the United States recently agreed to open or expand 1,500 stores in underserved communities to make affordable, healthier food options more accessible to more than 9.5 million customers in areas identified as food deserts. The new Healthy Food Financing Initiative recently unveiled by First Lady Michelle Obama will not only promote the health benefits of combating food deserts, but also the jobs that these new projects will create in their communities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmFLmlVjLg6p_orgFNtgvbWEerYGb6YRb__BSSZW74LB8sJVW-mhtemXhMsmon2GFJKEpI_8WWC1i9l190NzD8TqTqryv0mygsybQUJiTE8RTlIJk2poz4quVaoybfkYD87ozWfpzVq7wbbBMfkyoNZhflzGMiDdCtA=">More National News on the Smartgrowth.org website</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><hr size=1 width="85%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:5.25pt;margin-left:7.5pt'><b><font size=4 color="#99b887" face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#99B887;font-weight:bold'>BREAKING NEWS: STATE<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>California || <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmFfSnKtopKI-orP1PMfRlUg0Ck6Fgo7kRLx0y4ZUAdZH5-Q7DJsteBqtnMm_i1awj5XP61FTTLP_dyStH_eQGEPHXJ7FShCxUobFC8fAwBW8WW1Nx8X_Nm74qfnaQ6baqalsG8afMpvs2z6DNnH2cYBm2gWuqWoGnE9BphC__qhBZEYy_Erzby5ueFAqmQfsLqQ11WE9w8ueg==">San Francisco Could Require Bicycle Parking in Downtown Buildings</a></span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>Commercial buildings in downtown San Francisco could be required to provide indoor bicycle parking accommodations under a proposal introduced at last week's Board of Supervisors meeting. Providing secure bicycle parking would encourage would-be bicycle commuters deterred by the prospect of leaving their bicycle locked to on-street poles and bike racks for hours, where they could be vulnerable to theft. "It's the last major gap in solving the commuter bike parking problem," said Dave Snyder, executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>District of Columbia || <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmFEgWDb_Qf_-qXl2dhSvudGT8G18CyYWhsepi-sO7J9_PtrXw-MNT28FUNVzUH2fjxTxqsIbul568e-aXjuSdJnNPjW51qKtgatbQQmDkO9owRCiWZq9tKGgrfamkK6R1fUc8vuQsh_7pB-Er6QS8BlFIAZODDWLObkIH-HSYyODfNYbjL6BmTzn0l2wrRX6Kd_zVsz2Eti426AAElu3OZoIBJoZTGcmmRM8isYJO_5YLDBJ-plvHrGLgaQblBbcvQ=">Transportation Costs Play a Major Role in Home Affordability</a></span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>A new study by the District of Columbia Office of Planning has found transportation costs range from $8,500 to $25,000 per household in the D.C. region. The study, prepared in cooperation with the Center for Neighborhood Technology, investigates how neighborhood characteristics such as proximity to jobs and access to transit vary across the region and affect household transportation costs. According to the study, transportation costs can be lower if neighborhoods enable their residents to live without owning a car.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Illinois || <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmFtZyw-wQNzfodSaxj0J_W4ObTCOWiwY7zrp8Zq378iaeLcMAXOHGhU-PCZ39F6YWMIBS0ZFHfLSyM0WlL9K3nbGXvSMTGr0xwJK6jiws49ESm8yndhKHz-l52si-PJQ4_3v_JXLM2plwAhubmkGDXWnU9AATaCuhOUx5kybKkPnlsMGVGlfhz-">Chicago Develops a 'Not So Big' Neighborhood</a></span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>Schoolstreet Homes, a new compact development in the Chicago suburb of Libertyville, will be the site of 26 single family homes and 15 loft units, all designed to fit within a 3-acre area. The new model infill development is designed to conserve land, promote walking and transit, and be more compatible with sustainability than the large homes on sizable lots that have long dominated the Chicago-area suburban market.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Utah || <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmFawn-wVwVdKbkST_sfRMfXUcKI5Mq263LH04vAaem8PRzMX01pC0i8L9me-OhxQ5cEtkjQL4NymYKtFFxJTFdWthdl6QuFuCyPlMBoMZXT_C3mmq6993U_2x4Hjx1LvlCZmGwT-FC-xNq-4p8NLRirdoGzVcnsS1ZCw5A4huL0TXuyVTpagFr7">Salt Lake City Region Opens Two Light-rail Lines</a></span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>The Utah Transit Authority recently opened two major light-rail lines on the same day, a first in the United States. The two new lines were funded by a voter-approved quarter-cent sales tax increase, along with federal stimulus and local developer funding. The new lines will more than double the number of train cars operating in Utah, and will nearly double overall light-rail mileage in the state. More than 14,000 people per day are expected to use the two lines.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmFnG3yRLFfhvw1_x2OspHVAHLJ5ZxxK4c7iDfhkSIpV3ruEVzgPuV0-YNOEk0NU619rXh9Alu2xuvhvIZ-TvoRiz1H-cmZya7L8zOAMFgqijDx5b9unilx2JQJGLOVtGiWEEc1uwCS1kg==">More State News on the Smartgrowth.org website</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><hr size=1 width="85%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:5.25pt;margin-left:7.5pt'><b><font size=4 color="#99b887" face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#99B887;font-weight:bold'>NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Webinars: Applying for HUD Community Grants</span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>The HUD Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC) is sponsoring two webinars on the current Community Challenge Grants and Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Community Challenge NOFA Webcast</span></font></b></strong><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br>Thursday, August 11, 2011<br>3:30-4:30 p.m. EDT<br>Please check <a href="http://www.hud.gov/sustainability">www.hud.gov/sustainability</a> one hour before the webcast for a link to access the webcast.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Regional Planning NOFA Webcast</span></font></b></strong><span style='mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br>Friday, August 12, 2011<br>1:00-2:00 p.m. EDT<br>Please check <a href="http://www.hud.gov/sustainability">www.hud.gov/sustainability</a> one hour before the webcast for a link to access the webcast. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmFTTZsVHjDZa_uk6QoDPytmDGVFmtDMWJ1SzKxNQvnS5jGJgEiSAq8N1fvXImGcCR39PwjSEIlMZqhcTmUo54cOosWdhBSnoHWZJECBeVImLmVafXAIE2LTKDmSWl9AbCnpoWMbYQRZmw==">$15 Million Available for Transportation Improvements on Rural Tribal Land</a></span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently announced the availability of $15 million for American Indian and Alaska Native tribal governments to invest in public transit options that provide convenient access to employment centers and promote new economic development on tribal lands.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Proposal deadline: September 26, 2011</span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmEj3ZFULgCG7At9NX05VsU4tVbz0AuB0inbijdxi5oHeeC41DZXHrIltyQiHPdLYWPgLUi6kVRzit4YpEL21pO24U3F95yWR_7GXi8q3zLBojOuje0F2A-LgFZp3ZHRogZojUY47jdwJt780gHxpcqlhRGCmxAZhULT6dKkqOJIMuxcOyovWHTPCZaOIQpRRK2tz2XRKIi7AM3iVt93Qn5qfBFkLlHfi751dxNHpAfRJur4amRdm0IbANhapfQOO1qnewgYDTfkOQ==">HUD Announces $95 million for Regional and Community Challenge Grants</a></span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>The US Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that $95 million is available in Regional and Community Challenge grants to support local efforts to build more livable and sustainable communities. The programs work to expand housing choices, improve connections between employment centers and homes, and reduce barriers to achieving affordable, economically vital, and sustainable communities.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Pre-applications for the Regional Planning Grant Program are due August 25, 2011.</span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Community Challenge Planning grant program applications are due September 9, 2011.</span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmH_J-YNVphaTpNjUE21uDw9Q0BxZA4xqusmmdBSM1ZlG-wvXFoiZdLzDxMfdT0ut1DpwD50fqwRVVmpkrlSc9AZs3Md1wKqh-ZaLq5tJCSPlMMvpqR5vuv6fj7I073rz0UcgdAqS7RomevTmz612Ol12NMTUNiGJ-OL_u5E8UG3CA==">More Funding Opportunities on the Smartgrowth.org website</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><hr size=1 width="85%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:5.25pt;margin-left:7.5pt'><b><font size=4 color="#99b887" face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#99B887;font-weight:bold'>UPCOMING EVENTS<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>August 13-16, 2011</span></font></b></strong><b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold'><br><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmGWDa3OveySxCgLKd7C6xEdibPjustSJoYxyba0pDMg21RmFoJLkTVQz3e6WN8txZpQ9f95uzoV14AF3IhaBmsLw-dghgXTRmRtLcty-oCLlqd9IOgaNfpCA_6LN2aO54NMJZpNtV-8zg==">Institute of Transportation Engineers—2011 Annual Meeting and Exposition</a></font></b></strong></span></font></b><i><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-style:italic'><br><em><i><font face="Times New Roman">St. Louis, Missouri</font></i></em></span></font></i><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>This annual meeting focuses on transportation products and services from around the world. Conference tracks include land use/economic vitality, safety strategies for addressing congestion, and traffic engineering/multimodal strategies. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>August 23, 2011</span></font></b></strong><b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold'><br><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmELX3wwtJknNTWIOuyVQBCpA1kTpiUqXsXhlzy1Ujygh6H8cHA3kib56ACxipwkbcI8hn1j89qQb6uBgckxNNijOWfu1uDbqgJH_nJn-UcWULPoLGsDr8MCnckRBXbhbBcMuA4L_nnWYDigMu0ZmJFjlUkRe-zv41_fhy6InVMyXBFE1x8c1y0BjFeenPn1JjVNnl2-J0bUFw==">Webinar: Safe Places to Play and Be Active—Enhancing Physical Activity Environments through Data and Walkability Assessments</a></font></b></strong></span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. PDT<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The webinar shows how advocates are transforming neighborhoods into safe and healthy communities by increasing access to parks and open space as well as investing in physical activity infrastructure like sidewalks, bike lanes, and crosswalks. 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Topics covered include encouraging more compact and sustainable communities, encouraging the use of energy-efficient and sustainable building practices, expanding transportation options, and strengthening collaboration and leveraging resources.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>September 27, 2011</span></font></b></strong><b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold'><br><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmEqcW9MefimgsGI-tU4fwmIT0g151orMbf0sw5fZtK4XEjEhg23G3hMwMi5p2YiYHOUO8VvYyvne8bD98KhoYSLbHuWoOGjt-LoMWR1LcPUvTA7Mj6m5JkcOfkegbbfwuDRLopyi1quiJ921dQ-IGvqvIoWxWKlhS3-SRTDab2IBaGAEGqacO_nXoKnrAOxkec9sgxp7H4Ip7CV3Vl9ek-JtxuQMfPj3PYJD4xorhu2UA==">Making a Community Energy Plan</a></font></b></strong></span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>Smart Growth Speaker Series—National Building Museum<br>12:30-1:30 p.m. EDT<br><em><i><font face="Times New Roman">Washington, D.C.</font></i></em><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Local governments are taking the lead in tackling energy and greenhouse gas challenges directly, with or without federal support. This presentation highlights Arlington's transformative Community Energy Plan, which builds on the county's smart growth legacy to increase its economic competitiveness, energy supply security, and environmental sustainability. Event sponsors are the Smart Growth Network, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Building Museum.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Archived webcast from July 20, 2011</span></font></b></strong><b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:bold'><br><strong><b><font face="Times New Roman"><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmGFqGhpAcUAIH6DlugIli1_OEWZ4j_BgpaWjd2R5v8vBQFxBschkIZYsz8PCfg33UEyZobpjhMPkuw_Z5r5F3e3TnlPJOXB5hLTX9cnJFgsTu1moaILZF-ZHmiufdDUlSS2MiukKf8E69M4X6cdyvpS">Webinar: The New Regionalism—Rethinking States, Neighborhoods, and Metropolitan Solutions</a> </font></b></strong></span></font></b><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>With the evolving alignment of regional planning and sustainable communities, the relationship between community development and regional strategies is a focus of renewed attention. This archived webinar gives a snapshot of the evolving regional landscape and best practice models that are being employed at the state, regional, and local levels.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmE-WoswnIAEO7tkP-YlNGJQI9V1xY8MwKZe0QLGlmLHaR6Z-vHOM7qSBtGrALzc14gb0XzA9R0U7PApv2d1B1OgS8Q4SqHremmngBeI0fiRywmzZwHVxKhXmNXmaWGzgiVr2mGD1SiOAg==">More Events on the Smartgrowth.org website</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><hr size=1 width="85%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:5.25pt;margin-left:7.5pt'><b><font size=4 color="#99b887" face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#99B887;font-weight:bold'>NEW RESOURCES<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmEO1NnSgna4R6D7VZHPYShKcN4zzFfLSH52c6qfmzwmYle-Rxa_78Jv02_DCpBZqQEo2cULuMjpr4ldwKN-4gMd7A_q1VQHq5Y=">Healthy Food, Healthy Communities—Expanded Version</a></span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>Recently revised and expanded by PolicyLink, this report will help communities replicate and create successful models to maximize access to healthy food and the wide range of benefits it brings.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><strong><b><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmGaxzXKck8d5-xlJ6YEyxMPep-Y4JJKoFF7E7gCYBG5KEzvMCG5RtEvrbyBkTVIrDbS3ogJSOwuLP_xvMyo3DwLoQDib9UTc5aZJXWBg5avEpx9ZTWhs_7F411ewS6eEAF1qSndJLTBJfN0yi8uHIjKKZV8ZvWAeYeSRIHF2vgGt3WpqlFiSoScb1YyP7ENIcTsix8IYPU6uo9Y3VZFznclq9HoEo-NB2IrrgdKW1sh8g==">Planning for Transit-Oriented Development at the Regional Scale</a></span></font></b></strong><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><br>The Center for Transit-Oriented Development recently released "TOD 204: Planning for TOD at the Regional Scale." 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The authors show that big gains can be made in public health, environmental and economic performance through community design.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmG8m9eqJJyqQQYjkdRaFO3CSdPKHMThazsSdrIcmav-9CTGkAaa4UiPVIPTmKVoGQuMF4MEIx35RBu1JpTfMVFhY-FtlQYhlbhHOmA0zujmclSGN4kWml2iJ_6hXlGe_3zCuMy-nTVeUWRsDYf6pKwZ">More Resources on the Smartgrowth.org website</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><hr size=1 width="85%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:5.25pt;margin-left:7.5pt'><b><font size=4 color="#99b887" face=Arial><span style='font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#99B887;font-weight:bold'>QUOTE OF THE WEEK<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>"Four-lane highways through the center of downtown just don't revitalize ... [We gave] our engineers a different problem to solve. Rather than build a highway, we told them, 'Transportation is not an end unto itself. We have to fit it into the culture of the community.'"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:7.5pt;line-height:13.5pt'><em><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>—Jack Lettiere, Former Director, New Jersey Department of Transportation</span></font></i></em><font size=2><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><hr size=1 width="85%" align=center></span></font></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:7.5pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:7.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><i><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-style:italic'>Please <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=vyomgzaab&et=1106953319502&s=6638&e=0010ySU-XmrPmE3wfYQLUNUM5CFt5jF6S9ilwQanJbbjjhyASMlbhjut5HIJN3O51tQEAokhQrIa6FHZefCJ-o7Cu9kIvpoZKmvpAdg6cX8vFeH7O-rcq0IXkPefrlhO8uGJvOO6tDzAQI=">send us your comments</a> if you have design suggestions or smart growth content to share.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p></td></tr><tr height=80 style='mso-yfti-irow:3;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:60.05pt'><td colspan=2 height=80 bgcolor="#7D9370" style='background:#7D9370;padding:3.75pt 0in 0in 0in;height:60.05pt'><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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