Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
Even before the recession began, the market for residential and commercial property in the US was changing away from a model of unmitigated suburban sprawl and toward one of more central locations, urbanity, and walkable neighborhoods. The foreclosure crisis, spike in gasoline...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
A number of things came across my desk or computer screen in the last few days that all point to the benefits of strong central cities in dealing with the recession. First, a story by Alejandro Lazo in Saturday's Washington...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil
Apparently it does, if the company is big enough to justify the service and to influence the market. So writes Carol Lloyd, in the San Francisco Chronicle:“At a time when so many San Francisco neighborhoods are experiencing a certain sagging...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil
Peter Goodman writes in today's New York Times: "Suddenly, the economics of American suburban life are under assault as skyrocketing energy prices inflate the costs of reaching, heating and cooling homes on the distant edges of metropolitan areas . . ."Life...continued→
