Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
As many readers of this blog already know, Orenco Station was built as one of the country's first new, suburban transit-oriented developments. It's on Portland's MAX light rail line in Hillsborough, Oregon, and comprises some 1,850 housing units...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably
Can a Walmart anchor transit-oriented revitalization? Charlotte city council member Nancy Carter seems to think so. From News 14 Carolina's web site: "Soon, the boarded-up store fronts and run-down parking lots that make up the mostly vacant Amity...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
As reported by the Pegasus News Wire: "The 45-mile Green, Orange and Blue Line DART Rail expansion is projected to generate more than $4 billion in economic activity between 2009 and 2014, according to a new study by...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
The economics of real estate have fundamentally changed. So says Scott Polikov, writing for citiwire.net. In a very well-written column, Polikov lays out the underpinnings of what he believes to be a new real estate paradigm: “We all knew...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
An important new report based on painstaking empirical research in 17 locations finds that, on average, transit-oriented development (TOD) reduces car trips by 49 percent in the morning peak period and 48 percent in the evening peak, compared to what...continued→
