Where People Want to Live

“Complete communities are going to be where people want to live,” says David Edgell, principal planner at OSPC.  He is featured in Dover/Kent County Metropolitan Planning Organization’s two-part Journeys spotlight in the Spring and Summer 2013...

Proximity to Public Transit Boosts Home Values

A new study from the Center for Neighborhood Technology affirms that homes located near public transportation maintain their property values better than homes without transit access.  The study found that residential property values hold their value 42 percent better...

STAR Community Rating System (STAR)

In 2007, ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability, the U.S. Green Building Council, and the Center for American Progress launched the concept for the STAR Community Rating System (STAR) at GREENBUILD in Chicago, IL. By 2008, they had established a formal partnership...

SSE and America Walks Launch walksteps.org

Sam Schwartz Engineering, the transportation engineering and planning firm, and America Walks, the national pedestrian advocacy organization, are proud to announce the launch of walksteps.org. This new website is the online home of their new guide, Steps to a Walkable...