May 22, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Moving objects attract greater attention — a fact exploited by video screens in public spaces and animated advertising banners on the Internet. For most animal species, moving objects also play a major role in the processing of sensory impressions in … Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 21, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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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
December 3, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
In Jeff Speck’s excellent new book, Walkable City, he suggests that there are ten keys to creating walkability. Most of them also have something to do … Continue reading
May 22, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Phil LaCombe and Lou Thomas, co-founders of the website and blog Small Streets, believe that the Danish capital of Copenhagen provides a special environment f… Continue reading
May 15, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
About two decades ago, my friend Bob – a mover and shaker of sorts in the art world – took me to an artist’s studio in a (then, at least) sc… Continue reading
March 30, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
In this space, I have written before about dead shopping malls, past their prime and doomed by a business model stuck in the late 20th century. Although I am… Continue reading
February 13, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
London (photo by Chuck Wolfe)
There is a reason that romantic movies and novels are set in cities such as Paris, Rome, Prague, San Francisco, and New … Continue reading
January 12, 2012
by Recycling
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Long viewed as a laggard on the garbage front, the city plans to double the amount of waste that it diverts from landfills and place more recycling receptacles in public spaces. Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 21, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Stockholm (photo by Brian Colson)
The winter holidays remind me of how special public spaces can be, how they make cities, and us, more alive.
It … Continue reading
September 28, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
My friend Chuck Wolfe has written a terrific essay called “Rediscovering the Urban Eye of a Child,” on his blog myurbanist. An astute observer of… 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
May 12, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC
Okay, this is merely one of the most creative community projects ever. In post-Katrina New Orleans, a badly degraded house about a m… Continue reading
March 31, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC One of my most popular recent posts was published last month on Valentine’s Day. In it, I pointed out that some of the cities considered the most romantic in th… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 1, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Above is a short video presenting one of the concepts for urban improvement that have been selected as finalists for the Philips Livable Cities Award.
It has been very interesting over the last couple of years to watch international techn… Continue reading
February 15, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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As I mentioned last post, I just returned from a strategic planning retreat with my NRDC colleagues. Intense, but amiable and very productive. Somehow, to top it off, my first day back at work in DC – yesterday – was spent in pa… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 13, 2011
by Larry Levine
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When you hear the term “high performance,” you might think of a fast sports car – or your child’s report card. But last week, New York City officials gave it a different meaning, releasing a blueprint for sustainable desig… Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 20, 2010
by Reduce
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Editor’s Note: A few weeks ago, our friends at Yahoo! invited us to take part in the How Good Grows campaign. The premise was simple: Start a ripple of kindness and see where it goes. To spur on the challenge, Yahoo! gave us $100 to spend how we saw fit. Our Managing Editor took to [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 2, 2010
by Kaid Benfield
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On December 1 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored five projects with the 2010 National Award for Smart Growth Achievement for their comprehensive approach to improving quality of life. “The projects make cities safer and more p… Continue reading
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