March 26, 2013
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
New data from the Washington, DC metro area, published this month in The Washingtonian, show that the area’s real estate recovery since 2009 has been strong. B… Continue reading
March 14, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Despite being all-in with blogging and social media, I’ll confess to some ambivalence toward electronic media that displace bric… Continue reading
June 20, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC The American Society of Landscape Architects has terrific, informative videos on its site. Their latest shows how to make much better use of ‘dead spots’ … Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 2, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Almost all discussion of transit-accessible development that I have been part of has revolved around mixed-use neighborhoods and/or affordable housing. Both are important and much needed.
But so are transit-accessible jobs. As the Center fo… Continue reading
February 17, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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While meeting in Oakland last week, my NRDC colleagues and I were treated to a tour of that city’s Fruitvale Transit Village, a multi-layered, inclusive, highly walkable, multiple-use development built around the Fruitvale neighborhood&rs… Continue reading