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Sustainable communities are communities planned, built or modified to promote sustainable living. They tend to focus on environmental sustainability (including development and agriculture) and economic sustainability. Sustainable communities can focus on sustainable urban infrastructure and/or sustainable municipal infrastructure. (Photo: Flickr)

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DontFlushMe: A NYC sewage level alert system

Wed, Jun 15 2011 at 9:00 PM

Code brown! DontFlushMe, an Internet-based alert system created to curb the discharge of raw sewage into NYC's waterways, texts potential flushers and notifies them when it's safe or unsafe to do so.
Book by farmer and rocker Chuck Leavell advocates smart, green growth

Mon, Jun 06 2011 at 8:01 AM

'Growing a Better America' offers lessons on how the United States can keep growing without sacrificing the environment.
For Earth Day, a different kind of community theatre

Tue, Apr 26 2011 at 6:30 PM

It would be safe to say that Brooklyn's Big Green Theater — an eco-education program where kids create plays performed by adult actors — isn't what most folks think of when thinking of 'community theatre.'
This Earth Day, feel free to reimagine

Fri, Apr 22 2011 at 10:45 AM

For Earth Day and beyond, NYC-based environmental organization invites MNN readers to 'reimagine' spots in their neighborhoods that are in need of a little greening.
Camden, N.J., plants its 100th community garden

Fri, Apr 15 2011 at 9:07 AM

Community gardens are popping up quickly in a city once known as the most dangerous city in America.
The Bike Lane Wars, Part 3: The 'complete street' revolution

Thu, Apr 14 2011 at 5:25 PM

From Copenhagen to Manhattan to a reborn city block in Dallas, urbanists have found the same tool works wonders for the reinvigoration of urban neighborhoods: The 'complete street.'
The Bike Lane Wars, Part 2: The battle of Brooklyn

Wed, Apr 13 2011 at 3:39 PM

The heated battle for control of a strip of pavement on a single street in Brooklyn highlights the battlelines in the Bike Lane Wars. Hint: It's not about bikes, it's about entitlement.
Forget sci-fi cities: Street-level livability is a better way to urban sustainability

Fri, Apr 01 2011 at 8:08 AM

On the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, Emirati gold is being spun into a solar-powered city of the future called Masdar. But the most widely copied model for sustainable urban design is the humble, pedestrian-scale 'complete street' approach.
Energy-saving challenge kicks off in Connecticut

Wed, Mar 30 2011 at 1:51 PM

Fourteen Connecticut towns duke it out — while engaging citizens — for the title of most energy-efficient in the Neighbor to Neighbor Energy Challenge.
Sustainable cities

Fri, Mar 18 2011 at 3:31 PM

With more people living in urban areas, cities are looking to sustainable practices for help with environmental, economic and social issues.

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Sustainable Communities

Articles about Sustainable Communities

DontFlushMe: A NYC sewage level alert system

Book by farmer and rocker Chuck Leavell advocates smart, green growth

For Earth Day, a different kind of community theatre

This Earth Day, feel free to reimagine

Camden, N.J., plants its 100th community garden

The Bike Lane Wars, Part 3: The 'complete street' revolution

The Bike Lane Wars, Part 2: The battle of Brooklyn

Forget sci-fi cities: Street-level livability is a better way to urban sustainability

Energy-saving challenge kicks off in Connecticut

Sustainable cities

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