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Urban (City) vs. Suburban Living (in Pictures)

By: Urban Trekker

28Apr2010

Images speak louder than words. Here are some pictures I took recently in DC and Arlington East Falls Church neighborhood. You can see the striking difference between urban (city) living and living in the DC suburb like Arlington. I took the pictures...

Tags: Arlington Real Estate, DC Real Estate, Living Style, Real Estate, Suburban Living, Urban Living

Energy Plan for Arlington County Community

By: Urban Trekker

21Apr2010

Last Saturday, Jay Fisette, Chairman of Arlington County Board hosted the first community energy plan townhall meeting. The community energy plan is a holistic approach that paved the way for the county's transformation moving away from a fossil-fuel...

Tags: Arlington Real Estate, Business, Commercial Real Estate, Green Building, Green Living, Real Estate, Strategy, Sustainability, Urban Living

Are We There Yet? DC's Transportation Blueprint

By: Urban Trekker

19Apr2010

This show is part of PBS' Blueprint America series about U.S. infrastructure, where Kojo Nnamdi hosts a panel of transportation experts to talk about the metro Washington DC transportation blueprint and where's taking us. The first 5 minutes or so is...

Tags: Alexandria Real Estate, Arlington Real Estate, DC Real Estate, Fairfax Real Estate, housing market, Housing market, Living Style, Loudoun County Real Estate, Maryland Real Estate, Prince William Real Estate, Real Estate, Smart Growth, Suburban Living, Transportation, Urban Living

Green Bicycle Lanes in Copenhagen

By: Urban Trekker

18Apr2010

I was at a meeting yesterday, when one of the presenters speak so highly about Copenhagen clean energy economy, this and that. So, it prompted me to explore more what else does the Danes have? Something that we can learn from them in addition to thei...

Tags: Green Living, Living Style, Sustainability, Urban Living

Arlington Community Energy Plan

By: Urban Trekker

13Apr2010

Image via Wikipedia Arlington is leading the way to progressive change in community energy plan. This is probably the first community energy plan in Virginia aimed to get everyone from the community to participate in setting the direction for the fut...

Tags: Arlington Real Estate, Business, Commercial Real Estate, Energy conservation, Green Building, Green Living, Real Estate, Sustainability, Urban Living

Going Green? Here are the 10 Tax Breaks for 2010

By: Urban Trekker

10Apr2010

Image by Getty Images via Daylife Looking to fix up your house? Here are the 10 tax breaks for going green, via Forbes. If you fix up your house. $1,500 off your tax bill - a 30% credit for the first $5,000 you spend in 2009 or 2010 for improvements...