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Maybe we enviros should reconsider that "fix it first" campaign . . .

July 17, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Moving Beyond Oil

Tags:
fix-it-first, roadmaintenance, roads, transportation

 My friend Bob claims that he saw this on his way to work: ...continued

Sprawl and highways hurt wildlife – so why aren’t states spending the available money to reduce the conflicts?

July 1, 2008

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places

Tags:
enhancements, fragmentation, habitat, roads, species, sprawl, transportation, wildlife

 While the emphasis of this blog is on community development and smart growth, one of the reasons I promote those solutions so enthusiastically is to reduce development pressure on our working and natural landscapes.  Many species of wildlife, in particular,...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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