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More on the Ninth Ward: Musicians’ Village strikes an optimistic chord

October 20, 2009

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

Tags:
community, katrina, musiciansvillage, neighborhood, neworleans, NinthWard, redevelopment, smartgrowth

       Last week's post on the architecture of the Make It Right Foundation's new homes in New Orleans brought some thoughtful comments, and it brought even more when I reposted it on another site that I also frequent. ...continued

Guest post: preservation (and environmental) advocates must consider the context of our advocacy

May 15, 2009

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably

Tags:
billschmickle, community, historicpreservation, neighborhood, neworleans, NIMBY, smartgrowth

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

As we consider Gustav, award-winning Katrina documentary enters national distribution

September 2, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming

Tags:
Gustav, HurricaneKatrina, neworleans, NinthWard, tialessin, TroubleTheWater

 Fortunately, Hurricane Gustav has not turned out to be another Katrina, as major storms go, but it appears mild only by comparison.  Hundreds of thousands are without power; evacuated citizens are getting by in shelters; the sewers in New Orleans...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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