Sentences with phrase «greater urban density»

California's greatest needs — its housing crisis, its transportation emissions, the carbon intensity of its economy — would all be well - served by greater urban density.

Not exact matches

Portland has invested heavily in rail - based public transit, and the city enacted strict urban planning rules to encourage greater residential density around transit nodes and workplaces.

As it is, McMahon said, Cuomo's program promises to promote growth in a way that will increase Syracuse's urban density and spur sales tax growth from greater economic activity.

Joining me was Harvard University economist Edward Glaeser, author of two pieces, who spoke about how, done right, with an emphasis on education, the greater density of humanity afforded by urban living can help us innovate our way out of the problems facing us today.

«The assumption from past research has been that cities of all sizes will eventually decline in density, with greater amounts of urban expansion than population growth.

It led to profound changes in society, including greater population densities, new diseases, poorer health, social inequality, urban living, and ultimately, the rise of ancient civilizations.

However, the incidence is likely to be greater in urban areas where cats live in high density than in rural areas where they do not.

Tiny homes are a great way to provide affordable housing at reasonable urban densities, in a houseform that can be moved as land uses evolve.

Finally Glaeser trots out a new argument, that doing urban farming would half the density of our cities, at great cost to our carbon footprint.

I think a lot of people understand that a more urban lifestyle will allow more people to live more lightly on land even at greater density.

There was a National Dispersion Policy that had the aim of «reducing population and building densities in residential areas of greatest vulnerability by adoption of program of urban redevelopment and slum clearance.»

It also notes that high - premium states tend to also be highly urban, with higher wage and price levels, and greater traffic density.

Burns says this will spark even greater demand for high - density, low - maintenance living and what he calls «surban» (urban living in suburban environments).

A panoramic ocean view is great for the rich and famous, but Pat Mistretta, a sales associate with Atlanta - based Morris & Raper InTown Inc., REALTORS ®, says proximity to transportation corridors, urban centers, and local attractions draw land - loving young professionals to high - density loft - style condominiums.

«The urban core used to shut down around 5 p.m., but now there's much greater density to attract people to staying downtown longer,» he says.