Sprawl must die, is dying

More Proof That Young People Are Giving Up On The American Dream of A House In The Suburbs : TreeHugger: "There is no need for building another single family detached house, period, for the next 23 years."

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Free Public Transportation for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve - Beverly Hills Courier, Beverly Hills Newspaper

Free Public Transportation for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve - Beverly Hills Courier, Beverly Hills Newspaper: "Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today announced free rides on the county's buses and trains on two of the year's worst nights for drinking and driving, Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will offer the free rides from 9 p.m-2 a.m. on each of the nights.
"There's never an excuse to drink and drive. So let the MTA do the driving on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve for free to avoid a senseless drunk driving tragedy," said Villaraigosa, who also chairs the board that oversees the transit authority."

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Sprawl is dying, does San Diego care? | Two Cathedrals

Sprawl is dying, does San Diego care? | Two Cathedrals: "Two interesting studies highlighted this week that throws cold water on the highways-to-the-death crowd. One points out that “roads constitute one of the biggest tax burdens we face.” Putting to lie the notion that somehow it’s transit programs that aren’t cost effective, turns out it’s roads sucking taxpayers dry."

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