A new report by Smart Growth America quantifies the average fiscal impact of smart growth development.

Millennials lead the change in transportation trends, says a new report -- A New Direction: Our Changing Relationship with Driving and the Implications for America'’s Future.

Today Futurewise staff, with the support of its board, filed a comment letter to Whatcom County, the state Department of Ecology, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to recommend that a programmatic Environment Impact Statement (EIS) be prepared to assess the individual and cumulative impacts of all of the potential coal ports in Washington and Oregon and to identify the mitigation necessary to maintain the region’s built and natural environments, human health, and our state’s economy.