Smart growth news – May 9, 2012

Why city mayors are a sustainability director's new best friends Greenbiz- May 7, 2012 As a temporary London resident in the run-up to the just-completed mayoral election, I was intrigued by the platforms (and I must admit, the mudslinging) of each of the vying candidates, seeing the obvious parallels to hotly contested races in the U.S. Is Your Commute Killing You? US News- May 8, 2012 People with long commutes are likely to experience a myriad of health problems, according to a new study Highway conference gets off to slow start The Hill- May 8, 2012 The committee of lawmakers appointed to negotiate a new federal highway bill met for the first time Tuesday, with members of the panel pledging bipartisanship but not straying far from their party’s starting lines.

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