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Why Land Use Matters for a Green New Deal
March 12, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Why Land Use Matters for a Green New Deal
March 12 (Tuesday), 7:30-9:00 pm
Silver Spring Civic Center
Sponsors: Action Committee for Transit (ACT) Meeting
Co-Sponsors: MoCo Sierra Club Group; 350 Montgomery County
Speaker: Alex Baca, Coalition for Smarter Growth, a widely published author (e.g., Slate, Citylab, Vox) and environmental advocate
Description: There are many unfortunate ways sprawl negatively affects the environment, including by increasing traffic and GHG emissions. If the Green New Deal is to be effective, it should deal with sprawl and foster smarter growth and transit policies and practices.
Information: http://actfortransit.org/