Smart growth news- May 15, 2012

National Bike Score is here! Walk Score- May 15, 2012 Just in time for Bike to Work Week, we are thrilled to launch Bike Score and our first ranking of the most bikeable U.S. cities. Follow Chicago's example: Invest in infrastructure Politico- May 13, 2012 On the day I announced the Building a New Chicago plan to create 30,000 jobs and invest $7.3 billion in our city’s infrastructure, Congress passed its tenth 90-day extension of the highway bill. It hasn’t passed one since 2005. In good news for Obama, housing markets improve in key states Reuters- May 14, 2012 (Reuters) - Kathleen and Brett Sache are building a six-bedroom, six-bathroom home of their dreams in a sought-after corner of northern Virginia after taking encouragement from a robust local market. Golden age of public transit Atlantic Journal-Constitution- May 14, 2012 Transit enthusiast Taras Grescoe, 45, has never owned a car. “I was always trying to make a life without a car,” says the veteran travel writer, who lives in Montreal. “It’s a challenge and it makes you look at things differently.”

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