Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
I have been majorly impressed by the community-building work of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development since its Office of Sustainable Housing and… Continue reading →
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Check out this map produced by the League of American Bicyclists and posted on the graphics site Visual.ly. The fonts are small – this image looks intended f… Continue reading →
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Three years ago, three federal agencies – the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, and the Environmental Protection… Continue reading →
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development has created an important online resource for professionals and citizens interested in improving Americ… Continue reading →
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
This is exactly how the federal government should be supporting sustainability: helping communities who want to do the right thing for their en… Continue reading →
An impressive and thorough, four-part analysis of the Twin Cities metropolitan region demonstrates how the location criteria in the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system can be used to identify superior places for sustainable development. &nb… Continue reading →