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Revitalization in the third world: Rose Town, Jamaica explores healing through restoration

October 7, 2009

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

Tags:
greenbuilding, greenjobs, jamaica, revitalization, smartgrowth, sustainablecommunities, sustainabledevelopment, theprince'sfoundation

    A great story is emerging in Rose Town, Jamaica, a community in the process of being reborn with the help of HRH the Prince of Wales and The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment. My very favorite...continued

Kansas City’s Green Impact Zone: making great use of stimulus funds

September 28, 2009

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
climate, community, globalwarming, greenjobs, neighborhood, revitalization, smartercities, smartgrowth, stimulus, sustainability, transit

There has been a lot written about how federal stimulus money has not done as much as one might hope for existing urban communities.  By contrast, quite a bit of the money has instead been slated for highway projects. A shining exception,...continued

Cities are “going green,” says a new report, but missing the most important issues and opportunities

July 20, 2009

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

Tags:
cities, equity, greenbuilding, greenjobs, poverty, smartercities, smartgrowth, transitorienteddevelopment

I just ran across a very provocative report assessing the response of 40 large US cities to climate change.  Published a couple of months ago by the philanthropic collaborative Living Cities, the report Green Cities: How Urban Sustainability Efforts Can...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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