Posted by Kaid Benfield in Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
The National Building Museum is hosting a terrific series of short videos on what makes a "Great Green Place." The examples come from Washington, DC, and a while back I featured one on the revitalizing Columbia Heights neighborhood, narrated by...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
Hey, Washington Post, it's good news and another sign that cities are back when crime rates drop. As the news outlet of record for a major city and metropolitan area, you'd think they would get that. But, instead of reporting...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
In a move that will be the first of its kind in the country, Washington, DC's local government is adopting a system whereby its employees will share cars for official business, rather than having the vehicles permanently assigned to individuals...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
A number of things came across my desk or computer screen in the last few days that all point to the benefits of strong central cities in dealing with the recession. First, a story by Alejandro Lazo in Saturday's Washington...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
My wonky post continues . . . Yesterday I wrote about a remarkable, data-rich new study from the Urban Land Institute (in partnership with the Center for Neighborhood Technology and the Center for Housing Policy) analyzing the impact of location...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Living Sustainably
Warning: very wonky post coming up. Last year, I posted a couple of times (here and here) about how the costs of driving turn what one might think are affordable areas to live into expensive ones. The Center for...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
I am really happy that the badly needed light rail Purple Line transit proposed for Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in the Maryland suburbs just north of DC has finally been given the go-ahead by the Montgomery County Council. ...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , U.S. Law and Policy
This is an exciting time to be a DC resident. In this historic and wonderful week, the Obamas are moving not only to a new job but also to a new home. I've written here before how the real...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
Herewith, readers, some of my very favorite smart, livable places that are contributing positively to the environment, as I've written about them over the past year. When NRDC's Ian Wilker first approached me about blogging, I'm sure that neither...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
As a longtime and very committed resident of DC, I often barely recognize the place that the media are talking about when they comment on "Washington." To listen to them, we are all about politics - not even policy, just politics...continued→
