Here is this week’s curated selection of articles for urbanists:
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kevygee/flickr The Financial Benefits of Living in Transit-Friendly, Walkable Areas: The neighborhood you live in can have a huge effect on your ability to spend or save, do the kind of things you really want to, and navigate the ongoing economic crisis. (The Atlantic)
- The new New Urbanism: Fast, nimble, flexible, and tactical: The next generation of urbanists is dealing with a crappy economy. Big projects are hard to come by. That’s not stopping them from innovating. (Grist)
- A Stupid Attack On Smart Growth:The National Association of Home Builders states that, “The existing body of research demonstrates no clear link between residential land use and GHG emissions.” But their research actually found the opposite. (Planetizen)
- Why smart cities need smart stories: Whether our urban solutions are high-tech or low-tech, what makes them work is human scale and human understanding. People need to grasp the relevance and the connection with their lives. (Living with Rats)
- Old Buildings Combine Sustainability, Preservation: Studies suggest the greenest building is the one already built — a pleasing message for historic preservationists. (Miller-McCune)