Growing Cooler

• Based on solid research by leading urban planning researchers. • Illustrates how compact development can be a crucial strategy in combating greenhouse gas emissions from automobiles. • Makes the case that one of the best ways to get people to drive less is to build pedestrian-friendly places with a mix of uses, where people can walk, bike, or take transit from their homes to offices, schools, restaurants, and shopping. • Uses charts, and graphs to demonstrate that many fewer miles will be traveled by car with compact development rather than with the current ubiquitous sprawl, which will result in a significant reduction in carbon emissions. • Provides facts on changing demographics, shrinking households, rising gas prices, and lengthening commutes and how they are contributing to increased consumer demand for smaller homes and lots, townhouses, and condominiums near jobs and other activities. • Recommends policy and program changes that can be implemented at the local, regional, state, and federal levels to make green, compact neighborhoods more available and more affordable.

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