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House threatens to defund Office of Smart Growth
DC.StreetsBlog reported last week that the US House of Representatives has been debating an appropriations bill that includes harsh cuts to many environmental programs, including elimination of the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Smart Growth.
Smart Growth America says doing away with funding for the Office of Smart Growth would be a serious mistake. "EPA’s smart growth programs assist communities on a diversity of projects, like creating a range of housing and transportation choices for residents and workers, growing local economies, protecting the environment and public health, and improving local infrastructure," Smart Growth America argues.
"For example," Smart Growth America continues, "the rural communities of Driggs and Victor in Idaho received a Smart Growth Implementation Assistance award to help identify steps to redevelop their downtown economies. Hundreds of other communities across the country have received similar assistance under the smart growth program, but these economically vital efforts would come to an end under the House legislation."
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