Posted by Kaid Benfield in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
Sharon and I often marvel at how over-scheduled and over-supervised the lives of our friends' kids seem to be. Although we grew up in different environments, she in a ranch house in a then-new suburb of DC and me in...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
Last fall, I posted a two-part photo essay on school sprawl and the alternatives. As I wrote then (in Part 1), "schools used to be the heart of a neighborhood or community. Children and not a few teachers...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
How many of us have wished for a sidewalk in order to feel safer and more comfortable? Or have viewed 6-lane arterial roads, wondering how anyone ever manages to walk across? How many of us have ridden bikes and needed...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
The balance of healthy-vs.-unhealthy food options near your home has a major impact on your health risk, according to a new report released this week by PolicyLink, UCLA's Center for Health Policy Research, and the California Center for Public Health...continued→
