Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
"Sustainable communities" was the phrase of the day at the annual symposium of the American Institute of Certified Planners, held last week at the National Building Museum. Federal officials from the Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
People concerned with smart, sustainable development invariably end up talking about Portland (Oregon) or examples therein. This is because it has probably done more to apply the principles that we care about than any other region in the...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Reviving the World's Oceans , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Kudos to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for a comprehensive new report and web site on best practices for smart development in coastal and waterfront communities. The report was issued in cooperation with the federal EPA,...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably
These amazing images are not photographs but drawings, and not of real places but of imagined ones. What is especially striking to me about Ross Racine's work is how real they seem, and that's not just because of the...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming
If the Reburbia contest sponsored by Dwell and Inhabitat was all about flights of imagination to reconceive suburbs, then FormShift Vancouver, a competition sponsored by the Architectural Institute of British Columbia and the City of Vancouver, was all about...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably
Dwell Magazine and Inhabitat.com are currently hosting a very fun exercise called Reburbia, a design competition dedicated to re-envisioning the suburbs. As explained on the project's website: "In a future where limited natural resources will force us to find...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , Solving Global Warming , U.S. Law and Policy
The more the merrier, and one only wonders what took them so long. Back in March, the Obama administration announced an exciting new partnership between the federal transportation and housing & urban development departments to pursue together an agenda for...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Environmental Justice , Green Enterprise , Living Sustainably , U.S. Law and Policy
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→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Curbing Pollution , Green Enterprise , Health and the Environment , Living Sustainably
I've had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Howard Frumkin, MD, director of the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, (at least) a couple of times and enjoyed the encounters. I definitely enjoy Howie's...continued→
Posted by Kaid Benfield in Living Sustainably , U.S. Law and Policy
This is awesome. Here is an excerpt from yesterday's joint press release: "WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a new partnership to...continued→
