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California’s Approach to Land Use and Climate Protection
The passing of Senate Bill 375 in California last year was a landmark occasion marking a new approach to land use and climate protection. The bill, authored by Senate President-Elect Darrell Steinberg, is the first law in the nation to tie billions of dollars in federal and state transportation funds to plans to shorten commutes, build sustainable communities and reduce global warming.
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Curitiba: City Planning at its Best
Curitiba is the capital city of Paran, one of Brazil’s southernmost states. While Curitiba faces the same problems as other cities around the world – overcrowding, poverty, pollution and funding constraints – Curitba’s city planners have come up with some creative and inexpensive ways to address them.
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NanoCity
In the northern niche of Haryana in the foothills of the Himalaya, a new hub of business, technology and education is emerging. Students from the Berkeley Group for Architecture and Planning are working on ideas for infrastructure, transportation, road networks and communication networks for “NanoCity.” The main intent is to create a livable, dense, sustainable, eco-friendly environment that can serve as a model for other developments in the region.