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Tag Archives: Public Space
December 21, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Great cities celebrate the season
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Tokyo (by Gideon Davidson)
As I have written before, it is impossible to have a great community without great public spaces – appealing and accommodating st… Continue reading
August 9, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Philadelphia’s lively new park-in-phases creates a "front porch" for residents, commuters, visitors
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
If you care about green cities, you have to like a lot of what’s happening in Philadelphia lately, from land use planning to watershed management to the gree… Continue reading
July 5, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Building community by painting the town with street art
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
My view of sustainability is a broad one. I work for an environmental organization, so ecosystem health is always in mind. But, as with most ecosystems… Continue reading
June 20, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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What if bus stops were designed as if bus stops really mattered?
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
When I was a kid growing up in Asheville, bus stops were marked with stenciled lettering on utility poles. It was fairly primitive, other than perhaps at the… Continue reading
January 18, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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More walkable urban development is good. But is it good enough?
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Where would you rather be? Here?
Or here?
Let’s try it again. This time assume you are an environmentalist who understands that we need m… Continue reading
June 6, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Outstanding urbanism, transit, & state-of-the-art green infrastructure, beautifully mixed
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC
Leave it to a city famous for coffee and rain to produce possibly the best example of transit-oriented urbanism, natural public space, and green stormwater in… Continue reading