Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
Medieval cities are almost by definition models of smart growth: built a long time prior to the automobile age, and built to be self-reliant and defensible, they tend to be highly walkable, dense, and self-contained with many if...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably
Warning: this is a long one. Readers of a certain age will remember Joni's Mitchell's iconic anthem "Woodstock," celebrating the famous 1969 music festival (which, incidentally, she did not attend, but I digress). The song became a monster hit for...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
This is the final installment of my miniseries about Cincinnati's remarkable Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, potentially a national model for smart, green revitalization. For previous posts in the series, visit Part 1 (the legacy and the challenge), Part 2 (building on...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
This was going to be the final installment of my miniseries about Cincinnati's remarkable Over-the-Rhine neighborhood, but I'm on too much of a roll to finish today. (Or, as my man Van would put it, "it's too late to stop...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
Last week I wrote the first installment of my miniseries about Cincinnati's remarkable Over-the-Rhine neighborhood. As I wrote then, this distinct and historic quarter adjacent to Cincinnati's downtown is full of promise but bears considerable scars from decades of disinvestment,...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
Cincinnati's historic and very centrally located Over-the-Rhine neighborhood is poised to become one of America's greatest revitalization stories, in the process creating a national exemplar of green, sustainable development. But a lot of things will need to happen in...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
Regular readers may remember that I believe both environmentalists and historic preservationists (I consider myself both) have a duty to articulate a positive vision in our advocacy. The days when it was acceptable to just say no, if they ever...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
Last year, I could hardly contain my enthusiasm when I learned what has been going on in the Old North neighborhood of St. Louis, a once-thriving community that went through massive decline. As I wrote last year, it is being...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
Grow Smart Rhode Island, headed by my friend Scott Wolf, has urged its state to place more focus on attracting small- to medium-sized companies interested in transit-friendly centers and properties available for revitalization. The state should spend less time recruiting...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
As I alluded last week, it has become trendy in preservation circles to say that "the greenest building is one that is already built." The catchy phrase is usually attributed to Carl Elifante, who said as much in the...continued→
