Cities investing in public transportation and downtown development are experiencing cost savings, growing tax revenues, increased property values and booming retail sales.

In its infancy, our little blue orb was a perfect place serenaded by little more than the swoosh of winds and the ebb of ocean tides. Enter humans.

  A study by the Natural Resources and Earth System Science program at the University of New Hampshire finds that residents of neighborhoods wit...

After highlighting the key ingredients that help sustain the "local living economy" in Bellingham during a recession, the Journey of Action team traveled to Portland, Ore., a truly progressive, community-centric city.

   Three months ago, I wrote a blog post headlined “Why doesn’t the public health community get it about walkability?&rdquo...

  In the 1950s and 1960s, Montgomery, Alabama was the epicenter of the civil rights movement that changed America.  Not just Montgomery, of...

Last month, Alabama governor Bob Riley issued an executive order creating a Coastal Recovery Commission for his state.  The Commission’s ta...