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Posts in this category are about Urban Areas. As cities and towns sprawl into the countryside, it becomes more expensive and less equitable to provide services to outlying suburbs. Congestion increases, farmland is lost, and the stability of surrounding rural areas is threatened. The livability of both city and countryside is greatly diminished.

Metropolitan Regions should have towns and cities with well-defined edges and vibrant neighborhoods. They should be set in a matrix of open space, agricultural and forest land, and wildlife corridors extending outward to regional wildlands networks. Towns and cities should make use of efficient, ecological infrastructure, offer a range of transportation connections, and offer a mix and distribution of land-uses that supports diverse regional economies.

(Adapted from ConservationEconomy.net)

Portland City Council likes $20 million sewer savings for bikes and green streets

Source: OregonLive.com Environment - Posted: March 10, 2010 15:20
Portland City Council backs Mayor Sam Adams' plan to jumpstart bike boulevards with extra sewer money even as residents pay some of the highest sewer rates in the country.
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Google Gets Bike-Friendly

Source: Planetizen Network - Posted: March 10, 2010 15:00

The latest addition to Google Maps is a bicycle service, helping cyclists plan routes, find bike trails, and avoid hills.

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Google unveils bicycle mapping feature, gives you one less reason not to bike today

Source: OregonLive.com Environment - Posted: March 10, 2010 10:42
Google just gave people one more reason to leave the car in the garage and go by bike. At today's National Biking Summit in Washington, D.C., the Internet giant unveiled the latest feature of its wildly popular Google Maps navigation site: Biking Directions.
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