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The convenient remedy to the inconvenient truth: the neighborhood

September 17, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming

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carbon, convenientremedy, driving, neighborhood, newurbanism, smartgrowth

  Some time ago, I did a post on my friend John Norquist's wonderful phrase, "the convenient remedy [or solution, in my adaptation] to the inconvenient truth."  Smart neighborhoods can be just that, bringing convenience while enabling a lower-carbon lifestyle. ...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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