May 18, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Charlotte’s Music Factory transforms abandoned mill into lively entertainment district

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
 
Charlotte now has a lively entertainment district within shouting distance of Uptown, thanks to the NC Music Factory, which has repurposed a decaying textile mill … Continue reading

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January 10, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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BioMilano dreams a lusher, greener metropolis

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
 
Italian architect Stefano Boeri dreams big and green.  He has created six bold, transformational ”ideas for a bio-diverse metropolis” that could be… Continue reading

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January 4, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Rust Belt cities: to avoid more shrinkage, protect & strengthen the core

Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
 
For some time, I have been on record as believing that the problem with former industrial cities that have lost population isn’t just the changing economy.&n… Continue reading

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August 25, 2010
by Adrian Martinez
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A New Vision for Transportation In Los Angeles–Improving Infrastructure in Urban Core Communities

On Monday, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles in partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles submitted a very important application for federal funding under the Department of Transportation’s TIGE… Continue reading

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