Senate Banking Committee Approves Livable Communities Legislation

摘要

The Senate Banking Committee approved a livable communities bill (S. 1619) August 3 aimed at encouraging regional planning to coordinate housing, transportation, development, and environmental policies.rnThe bill, which was introduced by committee chairman Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.), would also create an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities at HUD and a federal Interagency Council on Sustainable Development.