The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a new report outlining strategies for balancing a community's need for parking while protecting environmental quality. From the report:

“. . . The way we develop our communities has a major impact on the quality of the natural environment. Regions with walkable, mixed use, compact neighborhoods, towns, and cities, knit together by a robust network of transportation and environmental corridors, protect human health and the natural environment.”

What a concept.