The Local Government Commission joins forces with Path to Positive Communities to inspire and empower local engagement on climate solutions.
Livable Places Update
The Decline of Retail: What Local Governments Can Do
The retail sector lost approximately 30,000 jobs in March alone, with thousands of store closings projected through 2017.
Spinning Our Wheels: Bolstering Bicycling in the U.S.
Many cities across the country are questioning how far we’ve really come to make bicycling a substantive mode of transportation.
Broadband for Better Communities
Broadband access is critical to community prosperity, but less than half of California’s rural population has the same Internet access as urban areas.
Vision Zero: A Vision for Safer Streets for All
The Centers for Disease Control recently indicated that our traffic death rate per capita is nearly double the average of other developed nations.
Driving the Next Decade: The Challenge to Put More Zero-Emission Cars on the Road
California has led the charge for electric vehicles with an ambitious strategy to put 1.5 million zero‐emission vehicles on the road by 2025.
A Message to the New Administration: The Economic Argument for Livable Communities
As the new administration takes office in Washington, sustainability leaders across the nation have been speculating about the potential impacts on their work.
Solving the Affordability Crisis: Practical Strategies to Build More Housing
California’s housing affordability crisis is not only costly for people renting or buying homes, it weakens California’s economy as a whole.
Smart Water, Smart Planning: Managing California’s Groundwater
It’s time land-use planning agencies work together and prepare a Groundwater Sustainability Plan ensuring local water and land-use decisions are aligned.
Equitable Adaptation: Climate Strategies for All
Figure 1: Governor Brown signs historic climate legislation in Los Angeles. Source: Metropolitian Transportation Commission September was a big month for progress…
