Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Compact Development
Urban Institute
Compact development cuts down on driving. Cutting down on driving reduces emissions of greenhouse gases. Ergo, compact development reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Virginia Population Now 8% Hispanic
Weldon Cooper Center
The Hispanic population in Virginia nearly doubled in the 2000s and now accounts for nearly one in seven births in the state.
New Evidence of Racial Bias in Capital Sentencing
National Bureau of Economic Research
The authors find that the probability of legal error found in Direct Appeal and Habeas Corpus is 3 percent and 9 percent higher for minority defendants who killed white victims than for those who killed minority victims.
Building Streets for Everyone, Not Just Drivers
Victoria Transportation Policy Institute
“Complete streets” are designed with the needs of pedestrians, cyclists and the handicapped in mind, not just people who drive cars.
