Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
In a study reported in the Winter 2009 Journal of the American Planning Association, Barbara Brown and Carol Werner of the University of Utah found that study participants who used a new light rail stop reported higher "place attachment"...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Yesterday I wrote about how Arlington, Virginia’s redevelopment along one of the Washington, DC region’s Metro subway lines has created an amazing amount of new mixed-use development - all without expanding the region’s development footprint, while preserving the community’s single-family residential...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
The image you see above, of Arlington, Virginia looking north to the Potomac River and Washington, DC, shows one of the country’s most stunning smart growth success stories. With amazing foresight and gifted planning, Arlington has transformed itself in...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil
If it’s in the business newspaper of record, you know it’s mainstream. And, while you read it in this blog four months ago, citing the same experts, it’s nice to know that the WSJ is getting the message: Just as low interest...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
The Washington Post has a story today on page one (above the fold, for you media junkies, and you know who you are) about plans to make a real city out of the mess now known as Tysons Corner in...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
I am in Berlin (and so is the Dalai Lama, or at least so he was on Monday, as I discovered when I encountered his massive crowd). And so apparently is Paul Krugman, a columnist for the International Herald-Tribune who...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
I don’t know about you, but this getting-older thing kinda freaks me out. I had a birthday a couple of weeks ago and, although the people who knew treated me well, I've reached a point where I’d just as soon...continued→
