April 11, 2013
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
For several years now, many of us have been predicting – or even celebrating - the end of the era of unfettered sprawl. Central cities have been ma… Continue reading
August 6, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
On my flight home from California last week, I took the photo above. It’s not the greatest photo, but I captured the image to illustrate the edge of suburban… Continue reading
July 19, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
If you live in the US and have been outside lately, chances are you don’t need to be reminded that this is the hottest summer many of us can remember, and al… Continue reading
November 9, 2010
by Kaid Benfield
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Las Vegas, a sprawling neo-city illogically built in a desert, is the largest per-capita consumer of water in the United States, sucking up 343 gallons per person per day, or 70 percent more than the rate for Los Angeles, according to a r… Continue reading