March 12, 2013
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
I believe it was in 2000 that I first met David Dixon, head of the planning practice at Boston’s Goody Clancy architects. We were both part of a forum in Bosto… Continue reading
January 23, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Walk Score has published its first top 10 ranking of Canadian cities for walkability. They also have information about specific neighborhood. This is very useful to anyone who’s thinking about buying or renting in these areas. Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 4, 2013
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
A terrific street redesign is assisting economic development in a southern California community that has suffered from changing economic conditions but is nev… Continue reading
December 28, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
If you can find a better process of community engagement for a city-sponsored housing initiative than the one undertaken by the Denver Housing Authority for Maripo… Continue reading
September 27, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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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
September 24, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
As a longtime and loyal DC resident, I’m biased on this one. I think my city is beautiful, and I am pleased that so many visitors seem to think so, too… Continue reading
July 10, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
What Cupertino, California is getting
What Cupertino, California needs
I never intended to become so knowledgeable about Apple, Inc.’s … Continue reading
March 23, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
This photo comes from The Walkable and Livable Cities Institute, led by the indefatigable Dan Burden. The Institute posted it on Facebook yesterday, with thi… Continue reading
March 13, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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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
February 29, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
A city cited not long ago as the nation’s most sprawling is now firmly on a path to become substantially greener. In particular, two weeks ago I descri… Continue reading
January 19, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Washington, DC is finally getting a green waterfront development to be proud of. A 42-acre redevelopment along the Anacostia River, The Yards will compr… Continue reading
January 3, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
When talking about reducing the footprint of our living patterns on the landscape and the earth’s limited resources, I always stress that this does not neces… Continue reading
May 4, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities & Smart Growth, Washington, DC
After evaluating applicant communities in several categories related to walking – including safety, mobility, access and comfort – the Pedestrian and Bicycle Inform… Continue reading
February 25, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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A new report released this week by NRDC’s Smarter Cities project identifies 15 US metropolitan regions as leading exemplars for transportation policy and practice. The study, created in collaboration with the Center for Neighborhood Technology, compare… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 3, 2011
by Kaid Benfield
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I wrote quite a bit toward the end of last year about the connection between places that are sustainable environmentally and those that are sustainable as a matter of health, notably this post on walkability (which I should have retitled) and t… Continue reading