May 24, 2013
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
I could not be more honored and excited to announce that Shelley Poticha is coming to NRDC to direct and build our new urban solutions program. Shelley has s… Continue reading
January 30, 2013
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
The federal Environmental Protection Agency sponsors an innovative planning program designed to help bring more green infrastructure and green building p… Continue reading
December 5, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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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
August 10, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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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
June 28, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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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
March 2, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Like the equally infamous Cabrini-Green public housing project in Chicago, the Pruitt-Igoe towers in St. Louis were once seen as beacons of hope, a way to … Continue reading
February 16, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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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
November 22, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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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
September 19, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
The small city of Ranson, West Virginia – population about 4000 – has taken some very important steps toward a more sustainable future. In partic… Continue reading
September 13, 2010
by Kaid Benfield
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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
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