November 18, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Best US cities for living car-free? None of the above, really

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
 
Earlier this week, a story began making the rounds about the ten best metro areas in which to live without a car.  The winners include some of the usual suspe… Continue reading

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November 9, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Walk Score just keeps getting better – check out these new features

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
 
The popular online neighborhood-rating tool Walk Score is pure genius.  It takes a simple (if also sometimes hard to measure accurately) concept – proxi… Continue reading

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July 5, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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‘Green cities’ in the US and Canada, kind of (part 1: overall, land use, and transportation evaluations)

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC  
I may as well start with the caveat that any attempt to measure, score or rank places with respect to almost anything will be incomplete at best and can be wildly m… Continue reading

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