September 27, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Fixing sprawl with baby steps, one parking lot at a time

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
 
All credit to John Wirtz and his blog Xing Columbus for this one.  It seems such a modest concept, really, and one that should have been standard practice lon… Continue reading

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March 14, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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A high-tech corporate giant strengthens a walkable, transit-accessible neighborhood

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

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March 13, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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If you care about cities, return that new iPad

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
 
If you care about cities, about walkable communities, about healing the crappy environment thrust upon us for the last four decades in the form of suburban sprawl,… Continue reading

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April 19, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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A dog’s-eye view of what makes a walkable neighborhood

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC Today’s post is guest-written by Andrew Zitofsky, an urban planner with the town planning firm Dover, Kohl & Partners. 
 
Walking the dog is a multi-d… Continue reading

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March 21, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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The promising urban renaissance of Cherokee Street, St. Louis

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC  
If you are interested in the revival of walkable in-town neighborhoods, Cherokee Street in St. Louis is one to watch.  I love the brief “description&rdqu… Continue reading

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