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Awesome choice - Shelley Poticha to take sustainability post at HUD

July 24, 2009

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy

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community, housing, HUD, obama, shaundonovan, shelleypoticha, smartercities, smartgrowth, sustainability

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

Putting the "UD" in HUD - sustainably

May 5, 2009

Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , U.S. Law and Policy

Tags:
community, communitydevelopment, HOPEVI, HUD, metropolitanregions, neighborhood, planning, shaundonovan, smartgrowth

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan just gave a great speech to the Urban Land Institute in Atlanta.  Here are some excerpts: "I would like to share my vision for the role HUD can play in creating the most...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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