October 12, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Eric Jacobsen is senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Tacoma, Washington. His new book, The Space Between: A Christian Engagement With the Built Env… Continue reading
March 28, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Perhaps the single most alarming public health trend in the United States today is the dramatic rise in overweight and obesity, bringing serious risks of heart dis… Continue reading
December 30, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
The Urban Land Institute’s latest forward-looking report for the real estate industry has lots of hopeful news for the environment, if perhaps also some sobe… Continue reading
November 28, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
When we think of “sustainability,” we usually are considering the viability of a place or action into the future – as my friend Steve Mouzon puts… Continue reading
November 2, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Today’s post is co-authored with my colleague Marissa Ramirez.
The government of Australia has released the final draft of a report encouraging “world … Continue reading
October 25, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Exactly four years ago today, I published my first blog post. Little did I know at the time how much I would enjoy this and how much maintaining a blog would… Continue reading
September 12, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
I almost always agree with Roger Lewis, The Washington Post’s longtime columnist and urban savant. His Shaping the City columns, which have run twice m… Continue reading
August 10, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC When revitalization of our distressed neighborhoods is done well, it is almost unrivaled in its ability to advance simultaneously the “triple bottom line” of su… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 28, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC
The architecture firm Farr Associates, the Chicago Architecture Foundation, and the US Green Building Council have produced a fantastic exhibit on how to create gre… Continue reading
January 6, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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This post is another collaboration with my friend and frequent writing partner, Lee Epstein, a land use planner and attorney working in the Mid-Atlantic region. The first part is mine; the second is Lee’s. I’ll tell you wh… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJuly 26, 2010
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If you follow legislation pertaining to electronic waste, you probably receive a new alert as often as you do a load of laundry. From producer responsibility take-back programs to advance recovery fees, electronic waste is an ever increasing issue in public policy.
When New York Governor David Paterson signed into law the Electronic Equipment Recycling and [...] Continue reading