Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Wow. Only a week after I wrote a post celebrating how well the Obama administration seems to be getting its act together on smart growth and sustainability, they have done it again. My friend Shelley Poticha has accepted a senior...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
Wow. On Monday, before heading out to toss the first pitch at Tuesday's baseball All-Star Game, the president kicked off a White House forum on urban policy by criticizing past federal measures that have encouraged sprawl and promising a new...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , U.S. Law and Policy
One of the recurring themes of my writing (for example, here) has been that, to achieve sustainability in our cities, suburbs, and rural areas, we need to get beyond the accidents of history that comprise our local jurisdictions. Environmental, economic,...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil
Noted columnist and TV political analyst David Brooks has an excellent op-ed in today's New York Times observing that the American social and economic culture has shifted from sprawl to smart growth and that it is time for the political...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
Here's a little about what this week's historic election may mean for smart growth, sustainable development, and metropolitan America, based on Barack Obama's statements and literature. There is ample reason to believe that the president-elect has a better understanding of these...continued→
