Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
The Vermont-based Orton Family Foundation has committed $10 million in cash and staff over the next five years in a major new initiative to stem the tide of “anywhere USA” development and help small- to medium-sized communities strengthen their unique...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
I’ve written before about how smart growth principles can help smaller cities and towns (for example, here, here, and here). Heck, in many ways the traditional American town, with its main streets, court house and churches in the center of...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably , The Media and the Environment
Ron Thomas, former director of the once-great Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission, gets credit for alerting me to a riveting new book of photography, Beneath the Roses, by Gregory Crewdson. As Esquire puts it in a highly adjectival review: Cinematically lit....continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
Last week I was posting about the downtowns of the very large cities of London, Stockholm, and Washington, DC. I’ve also posted about smart growth in smaller cities. But good, environmentally sound development comes in all shapes and sizes, and...continued→
