Redding Record: Senate Bill 375, which the Legislature has passed and the governor is expected to sign, is a repackaging of familiar "smart growth" ideas: denser cities, with more ways of getting around than the automobile. The difference is the legal urgency. The state has committed itself to cutting its greenhouse gases, and one-third of those emissions come from our tailpipes. That means cities where residents don’t need a car for every single errand and outing — or where their trips can be …

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