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Land Use News
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Housing Inventories on the Rise
By Knox van Nagell | May 3rd, 2009 | See all in Land Use News
Antoinette Martin, The New York Times December 28th 2008
“75 percent of home buyers over the next 15 years will have childless households… There is a historic reversal of home-buying demand away from suburban and rural areas to cities and inner ring suburbs that are more walkable than driveable…[It] is projected [there will be] a nationwide surplus of 22 million suburban homes…by 2025”
Lexington’s Footprint-Environmental Priorities Reinforce Need for Smart Growth Policies
By Knox van Nagell | May 3rd, 2009 | See all in Land Use News
Guest Commentary by Knox van Nagell, Business Lexington, June 27th, 2008
The Brookings Institution, one of the most credible and knowledgeable research organizations in the world, recently named Lexington as having the largest carbon footprint among the nation’s 200 major metropolitan areas. In layman’s terms, this means that the average Lexingtonian emits 2.5 times more carbon dioxide from transportation and housing than the average resident in Honolulu — the city with the smallest carbon footprint in America… Read the full article
Topline Survey
By Knox van Nagell | May 3rd, 2009 | See all in Land Use News
A RECENT SURVEY shows that 74% of Fayette County residents DO NOT think that more land is needed for new housing, business and industrial development outside the current Urban Service Area.
LYPA Rising Stars-20 under 40 to keep an eye on: Knox van Nagell
By Knox van Nagell | May 30th, 2008 | See all in Land Use News
Business Lexington, May 30th 2008
“Under her supervision, the Alliance has raised awareness of several land use initiatives, successfully lobbied to block expansion of the Urban Service Boundary and has supported rural-friendly proposals such as the Healthways Trail System…” Read the full article
EPA Consent Decree
By Knox van Nagell | February 19th, 2008 | See all in Land Use News
ON FEBRUARY 19th, 2008, LFUCG released the details of the EPA Consent Decree. This agreement between LFUCG and the EPA addresses Lexington-Fayette County’s longstanding sanitary sewer and stormwater problems. The Consent Decree will impact how Lexington-Fayette County grows in years to come.
EPA Consent Decree
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