1. The Livable Communities Act In the 113 th Congress Reintroduce

3. Mechanisms : 1)Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities within HUD 2)Challenge Grants and Transportation Loans 3)HUD + DOT + EPA = Partnership for Sustainable Communities

4. Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities

5. Brownfield Remediation

6. Urban Growth Boundaries

7. Transit Oriented Growth

8. -Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure -30 Year Plans -Livability Initiatives

9. Why is a federal law necessary? What are some political obstacles?

10. Low Cost and Less Regulation Short Term Benefits: -Fixing and building things now. Long Term Benefits: - Lowering the cost of congestion, emissions, environmental degradation, etc.

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