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Transforming our cities, a Q&A with yours truly

June 1, 2009

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably

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atlantabeltline, cities, dianabalmori, landscapearchitecture, newyork, smartgrowth, toronto

I was invited to participate in an interview just published online by NRDC's magazine, OnEarth.  The interview is called "Transforming Our Cities," and it plays off a feature in the magazine on landscape super-architect Diana Balmori.  I'll get to Balmori,...continued

These are a few of my favorite . . . places!

December 22, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably

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arlington, asheville, atlantabeltline, community, greensburg, hackeschehofe, highpoint, mixson, neighborhoods, oldnorth, projectrowhouses, smartgrowth, stationparkgreen, washingtondc, wattshouseproject

  Herewith, readers, some of my very favorite smart, livable places that are contributing positively to the environment, as I've written about them over the past year.  When NRDC's Ian Wilker first approached me about blogging, I'm sure that neither...continued

Georgia voters approve important smart growth funding amendment

November 6, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably

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amendment2, atlanta, atlantabeltline, atlanticstation, communitydevelopment, georgia, revitalization, smartgrowth, taxallocationdistricts

  Those of us who, like me, are big fans of showcase smart growth projects in Georgia such as Atlantic Station and the Atlanta BeltLine have been holding our breath over a constitutional amendment that was before Georgia voters this...continued

Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield
Director, Smart Growth Program
Washington, DC
Co-founder, LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system; co-founder, Smart Growth America coalition; author, Once There...
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