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Partnership for Sustainable Communities Awards Grants to Build Infrastructure Nationwide
The combined sum of the agencies’ grants is $409.5 million.
“We’re working to change the way government works, and that means investing tax dollars wisely and well,” President Obama said in a statement. “We want to make sure that when we’re building infrastructure, we’re considering how housing, transportation, and the environment all impact each other. These grants are designed to get the biggest bang for our tax dollar buck.”
Changing it with UN guidelines. There is no guarantee that anything will be built or that such designs will provide any bang at all.

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And just for a little back history...and some people knowing exactly what he was talking about and what was going on...
President-Elect Obama on Smart Growth, Transportation, Cities, and Regions
Here’s a little about what this week’s historic election may mean for smart growth, sustainable development, and metropolitan America, based on Barack Obama’s statements and literature. There is ample reason to believe that the president-elect has a better understanding of these issues than any other modern president.