Kaid Benfield Archive - 2007-2010

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Six sustainable communities stories to watch in 2011 (December 30, 2010)
My favorite posts of 2010, from the very personal to the very cosmic (December 28, 2010)
My kind of shopping mall retrofit (December 23, 2010)
Have yourself a merry TRANSIT Christmas (December 22, 2010)
"The essence of urbanism" (December 21, 2010)
Great public spaces make great holiday places (December 20, 2010)
Arts-driven revitalization in Kentucky - yes, Kentucky (December 17, 2010)
World history (very) quickly summarized in dazzling short videos (December 16, 2010)
California, Maryland, New Jersey on the right track to curb transportation emissions; other states, not so much (December 15, 2010)
Walkable neighborhoods have higher levels of trust, community participation(December 15, 2010)
A video mini-lesson in smart growth, conceived and realized (December 14, 2010)
Smart growth principles for the 21st century (December 13, 2010)
Philadelphia will add new neighborhood-scale parks as part of ambitious green vision (December 10, 2010)
A recovering engineer posts a photo of "sustainability" (December 9, 2010)
Living City Block, retrofitting a DC neighborhood to become an environmental model (December 8, 2010)
Educated class flocks to urban environments (December 7, 2010)
It's time to update the definition of "smart growth" (December 6, 2010)
Legislation introduced to bring healthy food to distressed neighborhoods (December 3, 2010)
EPA announces smart growth award winners: urban, rural & regional planning, plazas, green buildings, & more (December 2, 2010)
Lessons in neighborhood planning and architecture, from history and today (December 1, 2010)
Ten affordable neighborhoods-in-progress will design to LEED-ND standards under grant program (November 30, 2010)
Speaking of greening professional sports . . . (November 29, 2010)
Designing communities for health: tools and resources (November 29, 2010)
Why we love the places we love - what the research says (November 24, 2010)
Images from the world's 10 (or 11) most walkable cities (November 23, 2010)
Revitalization, regions, neighborhoods, equity, preservation, transportation, sustainability, and more: October-November blog highlights (November 22, 2010)
Innovative East LA high school features urban planning and community engagement (November 19, 2010)
US homes are right-sizing and greening (November 18, 2010)
The greening of professional sports (November 17, 2010)
Builders of Hope creates community through innovative approach to preservation, sustainability, jobs and affordable housing (November 16, 2010)
Hilarious video on gated community versus smart growth (+ an extra on 'kayak-oriented development') (November 15, 2010)
Bikes I have enjoyed photographing (November 12, 2010)
Data confirm lack of supermarket access in poor neighborhoods (November 11, 2010)
Gallup: nearly 4 in 10 Americans fear walking alone at night (November 10, 2010)
Leaving Las Vegas: facts and images from the desert mega-bust (November 9, 2010)
Ventura video illustrates planning for connection, walkability, quality (November 8, 2010)
The importance of context to green historic preservation (November 8, 2010)
Show and tell Good magazine why your bus route is the best in America (November 5, 2010)
"Equity is the way forward" - discussions on race and America's future (November 4, 2010)
Sustainable places: where the healing can begin (November 3, 2010)
Apple invests in public transit - with impressive, stylish results (November 2, 2010)
"Cities" may not matter as much as we think - regions and neighborhoods are where things actually happen (November 1, 2010)
The night the 'burbs come to town (reprise) (October 29, 2010)
Dignity by design: rebuilding a historic neighborhood where some risked all for their humanity (October 28, 2010)
Brilliant use of GIS to show impacts of discrimination, disinvestment & sprawl (October 27, 2010)
A family copes with the unexpected costs of sprawl (video) (October 26, 2010)
Great for Prince George's to (finally) get a Wegmans. But . . . (October 25, 2010)
A very impressive two weeks for the federal sustainability partnership (October 22, 2010)
Remaking a suburb for the creative class (October 21, 2010)
The earth ship has landed (October 20, 2010)
The Sustainable Cities Collective (October 20, 2010)
Want to walk to school? Laguna Beach says nope, not here (October 19, 2010)
Massive database provides a wealth of information to support transit-oriented development (October 18, 2010)
The ten worst things about sprawl (October 18, 2010)
The long and winding road that made me an environmentalist (October 15, 2010)
Images of hope from a town where 'reinvention is the only option' (Braddock, Part 2) (October 14, 2010)
Haunting images of a fallen town, 'large enough to matter, small enough to impact' (Braddock, Part 1) (October 13, 2010)
America's favorite farmers' markets (October 12, 2010)
A garden for the elderly fosters a personal brand of sustainability (October 11, 2010)
Imaginative suburban retrofits among winners in 'Build a Better Burb' contest (October 8, 2010)
Nice short video on walkable street design (October 7, 2010)
Industry survey confirms developers shifting to smart growth (October 6, 2010)
In the wake of the spill, planning for resilience (October 5, 2010)
We're losing an acre of farmland every minute, according to new data (October 4, 2010)
Striking images of disconnected streets and unwanted sprawl (October 1, 2010)
Richard Florida joins the skeptics on massive urban demolitions (September 30, 2010)
Revitalization with palm trees: the green revival of Northwood (September 29, 2010)
California air board sets enforceable targets for smart planning (September 28, 2010)
The importance of transit context and design (September 27, 2010)
Yes, this really is a city shaped like a rhino (September 24, 2010)
Walmart goes urban: be careful what we wish for? (September 23, 2010)
Mapping a walkable lifestyle - the web of daily life (September 22, 2010)
TPL publishes comprehensive data on city park systems (September 21, 2010)
Maybe the best little video yet on smart neighborhood-building (September 20, 2010)
Seven rules for sustainable communities (September 17, 2010)
Cleaning the air with smart growth (September 16, 2010)
Sketches of urbanism and sustainability (September 15, 2010)
Analysis proves that even small towns and rural areas have locations eligible for LEED-ND honors (September 14, 2010)
How LEED-ND identifies the best places for development and planning (September 13, 2010)
'Welcome to Shelbyville': a community of immigration challenges, faith and hope(September 10, 2010)
Evocative images of cities past, 'reclaiming the urban memory' (September 9, 2010)
More on the semantics of sustainability: is it time to reframe the 'triple bottom line'?(September 8, 2010)
What is a 'sustainable community,' and what does the answer have to do with us?(September 7, 2010)
Job creation through smart land use & transportation (September 3, 2010)
A portrait of a neighborhood in transition (September 2, 2010)
Why doesn't the public health community get it about walkability? (September 1, 2010)
'Building a better block' demo is changing a Dallas neighborhood (August 31, 2010)
To aid NOLA recovery, tear down the expressway & restore the neighborhoods(August 30, 2010)
Amazing street art that enlivens cities (August 27, 2010)
Using LEED-ND as a zoning & planning tool (August 26, 2010)
How LEED-ND works, step-by-step - evaluating a low-carbon development (August 24, 2010)
'Maximizing urban cores' vitality and infrastructure must be the basis for any definition of sustainability' (August 23, 2010)
Urban stormwater runoff 101, by my NRDC colleagues (August 20, 2010)
What does 'net zero' mean? Sprawl by another name? (August 19, 2010)
Use it (transit) to lose it (weight) (August 17, 2010)
The case for living small (August 16, 2010)
Instantly see average transportation costs, emissions for any location (August 13, 2010)
What is 'smart growth,' anyway? (August 12, 2010)
The top 20 urban planning successes of all time (August 11, 2010)
Long Island municipality fights back to save energy retrofits (August 10, 2010)
'Peace Gardens' bring needy communities together, 'saving our own neighborhood'(August 9, 2010)
The beautiful game brings dignity to the streets (August 6, 2010)
Are you ready for the country? Rural communities & smart growth (conclusion) (August 4, 2010)
Are you ready for the country? Rural communities & smart growth (part 1 of 2) (August 3, 2010)
Great archival photos of US cities (August 2, 2010)
Reviving the post-industrial city without destroying it (July 30, 2010)
Cincinnati students plan redevelopment area of Brazilian city for the next World Cup(July 29, 2010)
Washington Post misses the point on inclusionary zoning (July 28, 2010)
Using LEED-ND to identify good locations for smart, green development (July 27, 2010)
Le Tour reminds us why we love Paris (July 26, 2010)
Financial Opportunity Centers help transform distressed areas into stronger communities (July 23, 2010)
The crumbling of the DC Metro (July 22, 2010)
A close look at a smart growth icon: Denver's Highlands' Garden Village (conclusion) (July 21, 2010)
A close look at a smart growth icon: Denver's Highlands' Garden Village (Part 1) (July 20, 2010)
Musings on vacation sites, consumption, and resilient communities (July 16, 2010)
Where we place government buildings matters; the Administration agrees (July 15, 2010)
Short film capturing an ecosystem of urbanity (July 19, 2010)
Tax revenue from downtown mixed-use outperforms big-box superstores and malls(July 14, 2010)
Winners and losers in latest round of federal transit grants (July 13, 2010)
This week's sign of the apocalypse (July 12, 2010)
The revival of Main Streets (July 9, 2010)
Energy efficiency (including smart growth) is essential to economic recovery (July 7, 2010)
'Agricultural urbanism' that actually is urban (July 6, 2010)
Happy Birthday, and Welcome (July 4, 2010)
Reid Ewing on travel and the built environment (July 2, 2010)
Estimating the impacts of smart growth: the importance of forecasting traffic correctly (July 1, 2010)
Tassafaronga Village brings affordable gold and platinum to East Oakland (June 30, 2010)
Birmingham neighborhood takes a stand for walkability - and wins (June 29, 2010)
10 principles for livable transportation, by Jan Gehl & Walter Hook (June 28, 2010)
The beauty and convenience of oil (June 25, 2010)
New California report shows well-planned land use could dramatically reduce pollution, household costs (June 24, 2010)
Response to the spill must include smarter land use, transportation (June 23, 2010)
DC area's LEED-ND projects, mapped (June 22, 2010)
Popularity of walking, bicycling for transportation soars (June 21, 2010)
Urban density is good, says Mother Jones; we agree, says Scientific American (June 18, 2010)
Smart growth in 30 good seconds (June 17, 2010)
They don't build them like they used to: Steve Mouzon's Original Green (June 16, 2010)
Old is the new green: renovating for sustainability (June 15, 2010)
Thinking about the economics of sustainable communities (June 14, 2010)
The case for rentals over homeownership (June 11, 2010)
ULI gives strong endorsement to California smart growth law (June 10, 2010)
Principles of sustainable housing, from the Smart Growth Network (June 9, 2010)
Dick Moe's legacy for history, community, and sustainability (June 8, 2010)
Photos of willful ignorance that people need to walk, ride transit and bicycle (June 7, 2010)
The definitive study of how land use affects travel behavior (June 4, 2010)
Dublin gets spectacular green stadium (June 3, 2010)
Canada Green Building Council acquires smart growth organization, vows to advocate smart growth nationally (June 2, 2010)
Watershed benefits of smart growth duplicate transportation benefits, according to recent research (June 1, 2010)
This day has a purpose (May 31, 2010)
Chuck's advice: lead with the financial case for smart urbanism (May 28, 2010)
Backyard cottages absorb density while maintaining neighborhoods (May 27, 2010)
Student project becomes model sustainable community development in Oberlin (May 26, 2010)
You don't really need growth to generate sprawl (May 25, 2010)
Are shop windows endangered as a species? (May 24, 2010)
HUD to use LEED-ND criteria in judging federal grant competitions (May 21, 2010)
Three visual perceptions of residential density (May 21, 2010)
'Urban farming' is not always the right answer (May 20, 2010)
Sustainable community building on display at Seattle's Denny Park apartments (May 19, 2010)
The Great Convergence (of environmental values) (May 18, 2010)
Crown Square poised to showcase restoration progress in Old North St. Louis (May 17, 2010)
Baltimore’s Virtual Supermarket fills the gap in food-deprived neighborhoods (May 14, 2010)
Will these talented partners make the definitive revitalization movie? (May 13, 2010)
Metro area commuting data from Brookings: best and worst performers nationally (May 12, 2010)
Walkability 101-B, or why it's good to be connected (May 11, 2010)
Walkability 101-A, by Roger Lewis (May 10, 2010)
Interested in how to think about city parks? Get this book (May 7, 2010)
The best infomercial for smart growth you are likely to see (May 6, 2010)
Brightening the city’s (and NRDC’s) streetscape (May 5, 2010)
Giving to the street (for walkability & sustainability) (May 4, 2010)
What will become of Pass Christian? The impact of the oil spill on community (May 3, 2010)
Flip This Town! Wauconda, Washington sold on eBay (April 30, 2010)
LEED for Neighborhood Development formally launches to promote smart, sustainable land use (April 29, 2010)
I wish AIA didn’t define ‘green’ so narrowly (April 28, 2010)
LA’s Eco-Village: a venture in intentional community and sustainability (April 27, 2010)
Housing market strengthens for smart growth: dramatic new data from the DC area(April 26, 2010)
How immigrants are revitalizing America’s fading suburbs (April 23, 2010)
My place on the earth (April 22, 2010)
Chicago's spiffy new bike station (April 21, 2010)
For walkability and community, put the building on the street and the parking in back (April 20, 2010)
Dallas Cowboys implode for smart growth (April 19, 2010)
Dick Jackson, articulate and passionate on health & the built environment (April 16, 2010)
Contemplating Earth Day at 40: a journey for the environment, from NIMBY to YIMBY (April 15, 2010)
Has the automobile era jumped the shark? (April 14, 2010)
HRH the Prince of Wales on building a better community – in Wales (April 13, 2010)
Addressing the environmental paradox of smart growth: a gallery of green density (April 12, 2010)
The environmental paradox of smart growth (April 9, 2010)
Blumenauer on a bike, talking bikes and cities (April 8, 2010)
Poll finds overwhelming US support for improved public transportation – slideshow summary (April 7, 2010)
Walkable livability is a small-town value (April 6, 2010)
The nations of North America, revisited and considered (April 5, 2010)
Fun short video gives new meaning to 'market transformation' (April 2, 2010)
Living in a fool’s paradise (April 1, 2010)
The walk of life – helping Johnny (and Joanie) walk to school (March 31, 2010)
What cities should do to become more sustainable and resilient (and it’s not what they are doing currently) (March 30, 2010)
Reflections from Eric Britton on how art, walkability, transportation, and shared experience nourish us (March 29, 2010)
Hi, I’m Kaid, proud to be an 'avid cyclist' (March 26, 2010)
A "complete street," circa 1906 (March 25, 2010)
Most important analysis of land use you'll see all year: CNT proves benefits of smart growth nationwide (March 24, 2010)
A tale of two cities in Florida, where walkability trumps sprawl – again (March 23, 2010)
Best practices for smart, sustainable community development: presentation (March 22, 2010)
Distressed city neighborhoods need green investment for community, environment(March 19, 2010)
We will take transit if it meets our needs (IOW, don’t fall for “the fundamental attribution error”) (March 18, 2010)
Why we do this: a musical tribute to the Irish landscape (March 17, 2010)
Small town changes: “I watched the growth – it’s become ‘Paradise Lost’ for me” (March 16, 2010)
Beware the Ides of March Madness: brackets based on walkable urbanism (March 15, 2010)
A true conservative takes aim at pretenders who defend sprawl (March 12, 2010)
Taking revitalization to the next level: Denver’s Living City Block (March 11, 2010)
Rave on, Jim Kunstler (March 10, 2010)
Using urban density to support parks, and vice versa (March 9, 2010)
A local lesson in transit orientation, walkability and supermarket economics (March 8, 2010)
Constructing a city around the concept of happiness (March 5, 2010)
Lessons from the Sun Belt: replacing sprawl with smart growth requires sustained commitment (March 4, 2010)
Amazing, animated film clip showing a city's evolution (March 3, 2010)
Haiti update: Mourning, builder, architects donate emergency homes, work for more(March 2, 2010)
Outstanding walkability/livability presentation by DC planning staff (February 28, 2010)
Zoning reform, libertarianism, and the nature of community (February 26, 2010)
How not to build a high-rise (February 25, 2010)
What criteria should we use to define smart growth locations? (February 24, 2010)
Are some women foregoing transit because of fear? (February 23, 2010)
The housing bubble and financial crisis explained, by Stephen Colbert (February 22, 2010)
Stimulus grant puts NYC’s Moynihan Station on the right track (February 19, 2010)
Kids’ perspective on safe walkability (February 18, 2010)
Paradise in a parking lot: is history still history if it is relocated? (February 17, 2010)
Rebuilding Haiti, quickly and thoughtfully (February 16, 2010)
What do the world’s most romantic cities have in common? (February 14, 2010)
Vancouver’s medal-worthy Olympic Village, one of the greenest neighborhoods anywhere (February 12, 2010)
Urbanism in Baghdad: rebuilding Sadr City (February 11, 2010)
The evolution of a rail transit system, illustrated (February 10, 2010)
“Smaller homes, urban lifestyles and sustainable communities will shape development” (February 9, 2010)
Indianapolis can still be a winner in smart growth (part 3 of the Indy revitalization series) (February 8, 2010)
It's official: HUD's exciting new sustainability program (February 5, 2010)
Guess the density – you might be surprised (February 5, 2010)
Alex Steffen has some fighting words about sprawl (February 4, 2010)
Hidden public spaces in San Francisco, London in 2050, Nebraska in a field, and other ‘strange maps’ (February 3, 2010)
Urbanist bloggers who make me think (February 2, 2010)
Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow: moving smart growth forward (February 1, 2010)
Downsizing for charity: how less became more for one family (January 29, 2010)
The country's best suburban retrofit: Bethesda Row reaches maturity (January 28, 2010)
Instead of building new green places, let’s green the ones we have (January 26, 2010)
Transit-oriented development requires more than transit and development (January 25, 2010)
Free downtown transit could be the key to economic investment (January 22, 2010)
How to save save half a million acres in Maryland and set an example for elsewhere(January 21, 2010)
A birds-eye view of new suburbia (January 20, 2010)
Inclusive revitalization at its best: Melrose Commons in the South Bronx (January 18, 2010)
State-owned Australian developer seeks to measure whole-community sustainability (January 15, 2010)
‘Gated communities’ are not necessarily safer (January 14, 2010)
The Atlanta Beltline remains the country's best smart growth story, and these short videos show why (January 13, 2010)
LEED awards show why ‘green’ criteria need reform (January 11, 2010)
Video: how to make walking safer by "daylighting" city intersections (January 8, 2010)
Miami 21 leads the way on zoning reform (January 7, 2010)
Redrawing the American City: sprawl and smart growth in Chicago (January 6, 2010)
Reflecting national central-city trends, DC population rises while crime plummets(January 5, 2010)
The Smart Growth Manual: a Review (January 4, 2010)
The year's top smart growth stories (December 29, 2009)
The blog in review, 2009: my favorite posts (December 28, 2009)
Happy CYCLING holidays (more fun photos) (December 22, 2009)
Have yourself a merry transit Christmas (fun photos!) (December 21, 2009)
The big-box ghosts of shopping past (December 18, 2009)
How walkable neighborhoods increase home values, illustrated (December 17, 2009)
The climate benefits of smart growth may be far greater than we have thought(December 16, 2009)
Amazing subway architecture (December 15, 2009)
Hey, Copenhagen: climate protection must include smart, walkable neighborhoods(December 14, 2009)
Real-time transit info comes to a smart phone near you (December 11, 2009)
Texas (!) becomes first state to adopt new smart street rules (December 10, 2009)
Stunning photos of a world-class, walkable city (December 8, 2009)
Lancaster County has a stellar comprehensive plan: now to implementation (December 7, 2009)
The best laid schemes gang aft agley: the saga of Salton City (December 4, 2009)
Smart growth exemplars honored by EPA (December 3, 2009)
As we lose shopping malls, are we losing something sacred? (December 2, 2009)
New data on the missed opportunity of the stimulus (December 1, 2009)
“If you don’t have safe streets, all the light rail lines in the world aren’t going to save your city” (November 30, 2009)
R.I.P. Abe Pollin, the man who improved downtown (November 25, 2009)
How Thanksgiving is really about contaminated property, and other strange, recent product pitches (November 24, 2009)
EPA's new, interactive green homes site (November 20, 2009)
A close-up look at a revitalization district (Indianapolis, part 2: the challenges)(November 19, 2009)
Living green above the big box (November 18, 2009)
Habitat partners with state, private sector to build affordable LEED-ND project in Oakland (November 17, 2009)
Urban education: the next environmental and smart growth frontier (November 16, 2009)
New book ‘Green Community’ defines and illustrates sustainable neighborhoods, towns, cities (November 13, 2009)
‘Dangerous by Design’ report faults systematic inattention to pedestrian safety(November 12, 2009)
“Housing First” offers glimmer of hope for homeless veterans, others (November 11, 2009)
Major real estate report: shift to urban living is “fundamental,” outer suburbs may “lack staying power” (November 10, 2009)
New York state moves to align new infrastructure with smart growth (November 9, 2009)
Walk Score incorporates transit, real estate industry takes note (November 6, 2009)
Federal officials, other leaders stress “sustainable communities” at national planning forum (November 5, 2009)
All aboard: Cincinnati voters emphatically reject anti-streetcar measure (November 4, 2009)
Florida county links density & conservation to restrict mining, protect water supply(November 3, 2009)
An Indy neighborhood could become a model of smart, green revitalization – so where are the enviros? (November 2, 2009)
To promote recycling on the street, make it fun (October 30, 2009)
In improving communities, small steps can make a big difference (October 29, 2009)
Exemplary smart, green development will complement the historic character of medieval Weilburg (October 28, 2009)
Living smart and well in a “20-minute neighborhood” (October 27, 2009)
Never mind the Prius – the new chic is going car-free entirely (October 26, 2009)
Walkers, be careful out there (video) (October 23, 2009)
Retrofitting suburban cul-de-sacs: start with trails (October 22, 2009)
Cong. Blumenauer launches Livable Communities Task Force (October 21, 2009)
More on the Ninth Ward: Musicians’ Village strikes an optimistic chord (October 20, 2009)
St. Louis leads with model project for smart, green streets (October 19, 2009)
What attaches people to their communities? (October 16, 2009)
How to keep smart growth affordable: build more of it (October 15, 2009)
Rebuilding the Ninth Ward: does architecture matter? (October 14, 2009)
Bold, smart, green vision proposed for Raleigh (October 13, 2009)
Strip shopping center vacancies at 17-year high (October 12, 2009)
More on the decline of sprawl, from MSN (October 9, 2009)
More on Rose Town (October 8, 2009)
Revitalization in the third world: Rose Town, Jamaica explores healing through restoration (October 7, 2009)
Orenco Station found to have more walking, community interaction (October 6, 2009)
Milwaukee bounces back, sustainably (October 5, 2009)
Which US cities have the greenest commuting habits? (October 2, 2009)
Taming the big box: Lynchburg takes a step (October 1, 2009)
What other cities can learn from Portland (and it’s not just what you think) (September 30, 2009)
Green Metropolis: David Owen’s urban manifesto (September 29, 2009)
Kansas City’s Green Impact Zone: making great use of stimulus funds (September 28, 2009)
The world’s tallest wooden building (September 25, 2009)
Vegas on steroids: meet Dubai (September 23, 2009)
Recession spurs creative temporary uses of urban lots (September 21, 2009)
David Byrne, stop making sense: your perfect city is just about perfect (September 18, 2009)
What makes the Jardin du Luxembourg work so well? (September 16, 2009)
NOAA launches terrific new web site and report on coastal smart growth (September 14, 2009)
Suburbs imagined but not necessarily far-fetched . . . (September 11, 2009)
Streetcars are popping up all over! (September 10, 2009)
Smaller cities can benefit from revitalization, too (September 9, 2009)
Block parties - mini-festivals of community (September 8, 2009)
More on farmland conversion in Maryland (September 6, 2009)
Does this look like a good place for smart growth development? (September 4, 2009)
Can a Walmart anchor transit-oriented revitalization? (September 3, 2009)
Provocative car pic of the day (September 2, 2009)
Boston’s Asian CDC builds community from the ground up (September 1, 2009)
Apocalypse Now in Nebraska: Meet Carhenge (August 31, 2009)
Vancouver gets creative with density (August 28, 2009)
Inch by inch, row by row, gonna make my . . . driveway grow? (August 27, 2009)
Denver's Aria raises the bar for smart, sustainable neighborhoods - with prefab construction! (August 25, 2009)
CEOs for Cities’ Velocity: American Dream 2.0? (August 24, 2009)
Smart growth and active aging: EPA’s informative new guide (August 21, 2009)
LEED-ND deserves our enthusiastic support (August 20, 2009)
Smart growth must become more demanding, more community-oriented, and greener (literally) (August 18, 2009)
Great short video on greening smart growth with living nature (August 17, 2009)
Distracted driving is also an environmental issue (August 14, 2009)
Great community places: America’s favorite farmers’ markets! (August 13, 2009)
The Reburbia project – a very cool suburban design competition (August 12, 2009)
The anti-community “community” (August 11, 2009)
The Smarter Cities project would like your help in improving its criteria for ranking US cities (August 10, 2009)
Boycotting Dolly’s Tennessee mountains to keep pollution alive (August 7, 2009)
Has lousy planning contributed to “the lost wilderness of childhood”? (August 6, 2009)
How a great public space anchors a great city neighborhood: DC's Dupont Circle(August 5, 2009)
Walk Score is helping homebuyers find convenient locations! (August 4, 2009)
How to fix local transit and road planning (August 3, 2009)
Oberstar delivers a history lesson and imagination on transportation reform (July 31, 2009)
School sprawl is alive and kicking in Durham (July 30, 2009)
Architecture on hallucinogens (video) (July 29, 2009)
Dallas light rail expansion will bring $4 billion in benefits, says new study (July 28, 2009)
Giving new meaning to sports "training" (July 27, 2009)
Awesome choice - Shelley Poticha to take sustainability post at HUD (July 24, 2009)
City living in an age of hyper-security: it’s not what it used to be (July 24, 2009)
Dogs breed neighborhood civility, so why can’t we all just get along? (July 23, 2009)
Meet Glenwood Park, Atlanta's new showcase neighborhood of smart growth and green design (July 22, 2009)
“Mystifying” story in the Post about crime in cities (July 21, 2009)
Cities are “going green,” says a new report, but missing the most important issues and opportunities (July 20, 2009)
The future housing market looks good for smart growth, says Business Week (July 17, 2009)
The Obama administration’s remarkable week on sustainable cities, smart growth and revitalization (July 16, 2009)
City gardens that respect the urban fabric (July 15, 2009)
DC's great revitalization story: Columbia Heights (video) (July 14, 2009)
Green infrastructure in smart growth, beautifully illustrated (July 13, 2009)
So, is it an advanced car? A living room on wheels? The end of the world as we know it? You decide. (July 10, 2009)
Nice video on Curitiba's car-free main street (July 9, 2009)
Biking, walking to school illegal in Saratoga Springs (July 8, 2009)
Copenhagen’s 10-point plan for a pedestrian-friendly city (July 7, 2009)
Revitalizing abandoned buildings in Old North St. Louis (July 6, 2009)
WSJ: McMansions aren’t what they used to be (July 3, 2009)
They are stardust. They are golden. But are they right about “shrinking cities”? (July 2, 2009)
Streets for seniors: a video look at issues and remedies (July 1, 2009)
Tax greenfield development, subsidize infill (June 30, 2009)
Great principles for “smart growth schools” (June 29, 2009)
Cut'n'Paste Cities and "Design a Livable Street" - fun interactivity (June 26, 2009)
New Urban News: “Containing development at the fringe” is the way to reduce CO2 (June 25, 2009)
Farmland worth saving (photo essay) (June 24, 2009)
Revitalizing Cincinnati’s Over-the-Rhine (Part 4: making it green) (June 23, 2009)
New numbers prove smart growth reduces CO2, cost-effectively (June 22, 2009)
US transit cities in-the-making (June 19, 2009)
Transportation Secretary LaHood leads the way on sustainability (June 18, 2009)
The Future Scotland debates: can architecture “set our souls free”? (June 17, 2009)
EPA joins exciting HUD/DOT partnership on sustainable communities (June 16, 2009)
Revitalizing Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine, national model in the making (Part 3: making impressive progress) (June 15, 2009)
New mapping vividly illustrates the effect of transit on automobile dependence (June 12, 2009)
Is Detroit (the city) a lost cause environmentally? Altogether? (June 11, 2009)
Enviros should applaud NYC’s impressive new guidelines for complete, green streets (June 10, 2009)
Urban solar: can the Windy City become the Sunny City? (June 9, 2009)
Revitalizing Over-the-Rhine (Part 2: building on the neighborhood’s assets) (June 8, 2009)
Tempe's stunning new transportation hub - It's the way to go (June 5, 2009)
Nice short videos about NYC's High Line (June 4, 2009)
Your future bus stop could look like this (June 3, 2009)
Revitalizing Over-the-Rhine (Part 1: the legacy and the challenge) (June 2, 2009)
Transforming our cities, a Q&A with yours truly (June 1, 2009)
The Academy of Pediatrics' statement on kids' health and the built environment, along with a guest's small-town reverie (May 29, 2009)
New report: how city parks can support affordable housing (May 28, 2009)
Dramatic new maps of CO2 emissions per household (May 27, 2009)
Housing starts on a graph, or more evidence that we’re due for a new paradigm (May 26, 2009)
Can smart growth and urbanist design enhance military life? (May 25, 2009)
Prevention's "25 best walking cities" in the US (May 22, 2009)
Deconstructing sprawl (literally) (May 21, 2009)
Faith-based environmentalism: an interview with Michael Abbaté (Part 2) (May 20, 2009)
Faith-based environmentalism: an interview with Michael Abbaté (Part 1) (May 19, 2009)
NatGeo surveys countries' transit use: guess who comes in last (May 18, 2009)
Guest post: preservation (and environmental) advocates must consider the context of our advocacy (May 15, 2009)
What traffic congestion looks like from above (May 14, 2009)
Life without cars in Vauban, Germany (May 13, 2009)
Federal stimulus threatened to overrun small town with sprawl (May 12, 2009)
Really fun short video about sprawl and urbanism (May 11, 2009)
The new LEED-ND standards: what’s new, what’s good, and what’s not (part 3) (May 9, 2009)
The new LEED-ND standards: what’s new, what’s good, and what’s not (part 2) (May 8, 2009)
The new LEED-ND standards: what’s new, what’s good, and what’s not (part 1) (May 7, 2009)
Downsizing the footprint with Tiny Texas Houses (May 6, 2009)
Putting the "UD" in HUD – sustainably (May 5, 2009)
Emeryville’s platinum-certified neighborhood, on its way (May 4, 2009)
Sidewalks are good for your health — and so are neighborhood amenities (May 1, 2009)
US cities fare poorly in international “quality of life” rankings (April 30, 2009)
DC reduces its municipal fleet under innovative car-sharing scheme (April 29, 2009)
Considering the role of density in smart growth (April 28, 2009)
Robert Cervero on cities, choices, and transit-oriented development (April 27, 2009)
Two new films about sprawl (April 24, 2009)
Philadelphia’s new green bank, ready for business (April 23, 2009)
Five unsung heroes for the earth! (April 22, 2009)
Agri-sprawl: "farming is the new golf" (April 21, 2009)

Another great revitalization-in-progress: Cincinnati's Over-the-Rhine
(April 20, 2009)

Chris Leinberger on the transformation of our built environment (April 17, 2009)
A photo & video update on Old North St. Louis, one of the country’s best revitalization stories (April 16, 2009)
Development that is both transit-oriented AND transit-derived! (April 15, 2009)
Awesome presentation by Howard Frumkin on healthy communities (April 14, 2009)
Giving new meaning to “green” transit (April 13, 2009)
When the real estate market recovers, smart growth will claim a larger share. Here’s why. (April 10, 2009)
Terrific post by Jacobean on LEED and sprawl (April 8, 2009)
Making a worn-down place into a smart, hospitable neighborhood (April 7, 2009)
Go Spartans (April 6, 2009)
When is your city’s "transportation freedom day"? (April 3, 2009)
Walmart, McCain forge new alliance to fight sprawl (April 1, 2009)
Another model for retrofitting suburbia: the university campus (March 31, 2009)
Strong central cities may help in weathering the recession (March 30, 2009)
Rhode Island group urges economic development that capitalizes on revitalization opportunities (March 27, 2009)
It’s time to adjust to the new metropolitan reality (continued) (March 26, 2009)
How a world-class transit line works - in Los Angeles! (March 25, 2009)
Seattle's Green Factor, absorbing rainwater and softening the urban landscape (March 24, 2009)
Virginia adopts innovative smart streets rules (March 23, 2009)
How smart growth protects watersheds, and how green infrastructure can make it even better (March 20, 2009)
US Housing and Transportation Secretaries announce groundbreaking partnership for sustainable communities (March 19, 2009)
New census numbers confirm that sprawl is losing its grip (March 19, 2009)
Dark Stores: Brian Ulrich's haunting photos of a suburbia that was (March 18, 2009)
Ireland’s eco-village at Cloughjordan (March 17, 2009)
The United States of Transit Cutbacks (March 16, 2009)
Planning with Legos® — or, I may not like reality, but I love Reality Check (March 13, 2009)
An excellent choice: John Frece to head EPA's smart growth office (March 13, 2009)
Creative resourcefulness: Kansas City's "Container Home" (March 12, 2009)
Positive energy + bikes + art = vibrant community in E-Ho, LA (March 11, 2009)
Preserving & upgrading rental housing for community sustainability (March 10, 2009)
Railway carriage charm: has high-speed rail’s moment arrived? (March 9, 2009)
Bringing regions together for cooperation and planning would promote sustainability (March 6, 2009)
How municipal costs rise with sprawl (March 5, 2009)
Is the greenest neighborhood the one that is already built? (March 4, 2009)
Sprawl's share of new US housing starts has declined dramatically, says EPA (March 3, 2009)
Ten great American neighborhoods, by APA (March 2, 2009)
Does light rail improve neighborhood satisfaction? Maybe so, says a new Utah study (February 27, 2009)
Nashville's Gulch - the next Music City Miracle? (February 26, 2009)
Vacant storefronts - they're not just for ghost towns anymore (February 25, 2009)
In sustainable communities, architecture, and preservation, does beauty matter? Should it? (February 24, 2009)
EPA’s new green building report is really good, but stops short of what it should have been (February 23, 2009)
Transit needs financial support now, but will states & locals deliver? A tale of two cities (February 20, 2009)
Stress is not a walk in the park (February 19, 2009)
An in-depth look at location, transportation, and affordability (Part 2: real-world comparisons) (February 18, 2009)
An in-depth look at location, transportation, and affordability (Part 1: ULI analyzes a metro region) (February 17, 2009)
Rethinking the trailer park as affordable urban housing (February 16, 2009)
Beyond the stimulus: whither communities in the next transportation bill? (February 13, 2009)
How efficient is your mode of transportation, really? (February 12, 2009)
LEED-ND: why it matters, where it stands, and why enviros need to pay attention (February 11, 2009)
The two Americas on display in DC and Vegas houses (February 10, 2009)
President Obama: "The days where we’re just building sprawl forever, those days are over" (February 10, 2009)
The Jevons paradox and why more efficient cars won’t solve our emissions problems (February 9, 2009)
Connected streets save lives, says new research (February 6, 2009)
Life is good in Santa Monica - is there a lesson for the rest of us? (February 5, 2009)
Episcopal Sisters are building a green convent in the city (February 3, 2009)
The wild, the innocent, and the Walmart shuffle: we dropped the ball, says the Boss (February 2, 2009)
Transforming the market for development location (January 30, 2009)
Railbanking works: light rail approved for DC 'burbs (January 29, 2009)
New meaning to "self park" and other creative parking solutions (January 28, 2009)
We must pay more attention to coastal development and sea level rise (January 27, 2009)
The real relationship between driving and transit - are we becoming more sustainable, or not? (January 26, 2009)
Brookings: The suburbs as we think of them are vanishing (January 23, 2009)
Eden Prairie’s new plan irks Walmart (January 22, 2009)
Mr. President, Michelle, Malia, Sasha: Welcome to our city (January 21, 2009)
Absolutely shameless self-indulgent post (I can't help it) (January 21, 2009)
Parks for revitalization - Dr. King would approve, I think (January 19, 2009)
Andrew Wyeth, 1917-2009 (January 17, 2009)
Inside NRDC's new smart growth web feature: how it works (January 16, 2009)
Visions for transforming America: NRDC launches exciting new web feature! (January 15, 2009)
Watch this space! (January 14, 2009)
Maryland wants to rejuvenate the state's smart growth efforts. Good idea. But. (January 14, 2009)
I don't think they meant it THAT way (January 13, 2009)
More on suburban retrofit, from the NY Times (January 12, 2009)
Is promoting home ownership good policy? If so, this can help (January 12, 2009)
More on Charlotte's urban renaissance, stimulated by transit (January 9, 2009)
Apologies for the light posting . . . (January 8, 2009)
Huge timber company backs off plans to develop Montana forest land (January 6, 2009)
A new perspective on auto dependence: it hurts drinkers, too (January 6, 2009)
Daring to imagine peace: a bold plan for Palestine's infrastructure and growth (January 2, 2009)
I'm especially glad to have written these in 2008 (December 30, 2008)
MetroPeds brings human-powered cargo delivery to Boston (December 29, 2008)
Starksboro builds community and its future upon residents' stories (December 26, 2008)
Smart growth holidays (December 23, 2008)
These are a few of my favorite . . . places! (December 22, 2008)
We’re driving less, and it’s time for our infrastructure and built environment to adapt to the new paradigm (December 19, 2008)
This beach in Dubai is really cool (December 18, 2008)
A "megaresort" in the desert, dressed up as "downtown." Really. (December 17, 2008)
Size matters: suburban county limits size of mega-mansions in older neighborhoods (December 16, 2008)
Inner-city kids need parks and green space, says IU research (December 15, 2008)
DO go back to Rock-vi-ille . . . (December 12, 2008)
Some of my favorites write (very good) open letters to Barack (December 11, 2008)
I'm podcast, on "What Makes an Eco-Town Green" (December 11, 2008)
R.I.P. The American Suburban Shopping Mall (December 9, 2008)
David Brooks in the NY Times, on message re smart growth and stimulus (December 9, 2008)
Fantastic photo essay on sprawl (December 8, 2008)
The Cascade Agenda for conservation and smart growth - an excellent video (December 5, 2008)
Saving history from sprawl: threats to Civil War battlefields (December 4, 2008)
Building slump hampers both smart growth and sprawl; transit soars despite lower fuel prices (December 3, 2008)
Terrific analysis of LEED-ND by the National Trust (December 2, 2008)
Green, affordable, walkable, beautiful: Seattle's High Point neighborhood (December 1, 2008)
How to tame a freeway - put a park on top (November 28, 2008)
Giving thanks to my fellow smart growth writers and bloggers (November 26, 2008)
Rachel explains: "The hidden perils of poorly-connected streets, or why I'm afraid of German Shepherds" (November 25, 2008)
US driving rate down over 4 percent in September compared to last year (November 24, 2008)
Unofficial Washington: how architecture shapes the real city (November 24, 2008)
Streets for people work for cities (November 21, 2008)
EPA's 2008 smart growth award winners (November 20 2008)
The World’s Best Job (hint: it involves placemaking, but not in the US) (November 19, 2008)
More on the big box: SF strip mall wants to add housing (November 18, 2008)
50 strange buildings of the world (but are they LEED-certified?) (November 18, 2008)
The Post offers new ideas for obsolete big boxes (November 17, 2008)
Streetfilms on Boulder's participatory transit system (November 14, 2008)
Conservation did well on election day, too (November 13, 2008)
Metropolitan thinking to cure “urbanitis” (November 12, 2008)
Transit comes up a winner at the ballot box (mostly) (November 11, 2008)
Amazing community art & development projects (part 2 of 2: LA's Watts House Project) (November 10, 2008)
Amazing community art & development projects (part 1 of 2: Houston) (November 7, 2008)
Great smart growth story ranks communities in the San Joaquin Valley (November 6, 2008)
Georgia voters approve important smart growth funding amendment (November 6, 2008)
President-elect Obama on smart growth, transportation, cities, and regions (November 5, 2008)
Today, this matters most (November 4, 2008)
With all political eyes on Ohio, here’s a Buckeye smart growth story (November 3, 2008)
A night to celebrate walkable neighborhoods (October 31, 2008)
Over: The American Landscape at the Tipping Point (October 30, 2008)
Live. Eat. Shop. Spawn. Portland’s salmon-safe urban neighborhood (October 29, 2008)
The geography of foreclosures, home values continues to expose sprawl (October 28, 2008)
The drive-to-lunch syndrome (October 27, 2008)
From brown to green to gold: San Mateo's exemplary Station Park Green (October 24, 2008)
Cool video: Dan Burden on building walkable, complete streets (October 23, 2008)
An open letter to the smart growth community (October 22, 2008)
US mayors, USGBC join forces to green schools - sort of (October 21, 2008)
Tent cities proliferate as homeless population increases (October 21, 2008)
LA mayor’s bold plan for affordable, sustainable housing (October 20, 2008)
It takes a village to age in place (October 17, 2008)
How the new California smart growth law will work (October 15, 2008)
Smart, sustainable development can aid economic recovery (October 14, 2008)
Economic crisis boosting school enrollments in inner suburbs, not sprawl (October 13, 2008)
LISC webcast on climate change, smart neighborhoods, and sustainable places (October 12, 2008)
Urban confusion: just gimmee some kind of sign, girl (October 9, 2008)
The greening of Charlotte – Charlotte? (October 9, 2008)
Retrofitting suburbia for the 21st century (part 2: Columbia and Reston) (October 8, 2008)
Retrofitting suburbia for the 21st century (part 1: Tysons Corner update) (October 7, 2008)
NY Times applauds California smart growth law (October 7, 2008)
Pocket parks rejuvenate cities (guest post) (October 6, 2008)
Bus rapid transit: c'est la bonne vie! (October 3, 2009)
Linking the Chicago climate plan to the broader region (October 2, 2008)
California governor signs landmark smart growth bill! (October 1, 2008)
Strong endorsement of smart growth by The Providence Journal (September 30, 2008)
As economy stumbles, sprawl developers find it harder to move their product (September 30, 2008)
Roger Lewis’s Rx for greening a city (September 29, 2008)
Sprawl should pay more for infrastructure, but seldom does (September 26, 2008)
Worship at Walmart: what to do with an empty box (September 25, 2008)
A world-class city at its vibrant best: stunning photographs of London (September 24, 2008)
A sure sign that sprawl is in trouble: farming is starting to beat it in the land market (September 23, 2008)
Portland’s shrinking carbon footprint: revitalization and walkable neighborhoods make the difference (September 22, 2008)
A photo essay on school sprawl (part 2) (September 19, 2008)
A photo essay on school sprawl (part 1) (September 18, 2008)
The convenient remedy to the inconvenient truth: the neighborhood (September 17, 2008)
America’s poorest and wealthiest big cities (September 16, 2008)
I wish I liked traffic calming more than I do (September 15, 2008)
Small is beautiful – catching on for cars, houses? (September 12, 2008)
Little Red Corvette: the songs just aren't the same (September 11, 2008)
Sustainable Communities 2008: CNU hosts San Francisco forum on the past and future of urbanism and ecology (September 10, 2008)
An open letter to the next president on sustainable development (part 2) (reposted) (September 9, 2008)
An open letter to the next president on sustainable development (part 1) (reposted) (September 8, 2008)
The new economics of place: sustainability = $$$ (September 5, 2008)
Europe’s best new neighborhoods stress smart, green features (September 4, 2008)
Unbelievably, getting to the game is now even more inconvenient (September 3, 2008)
As we consider Gustav, award-winning Katrina documentary enters national distribution (September 2, 2008)
Cars gone wild: life on the Outer Banks and the Brew-Thru (August 29, 2008)
A NIMBY tale for the dog days (August 28, 2008)
Important new research confirms that development near transit substantially reduces driving (August 26, 2008)
Commuting to The Big Show – on a bike (August 25, 2008)
Golf-oriented suburban developments are suffering a decline (August 22, 2008)
Maintaining heart and soul in America's communities (August 20, 2008)
Drought made vivid (August 18, 2008)
An open letter to the next president on sustainable development (part 2) (August 13, 2008)
An open letter to the next president on sustainable development (part 1) (August 12, 2008)
How much parking space does one Wal-Mart need? (August 11, 2008)
America’s top 10 (newish) neighborhoods for 2008 feature sustainability (August 7, 2008)
Undercover . . . pedestrians? (August 6, 2008)
Vancouver’s EcoDensity initiative strives to reduce environmental footprint of growth (August 4, 2008)
Utah study links walkable neighborhoods and fitness (August 1, 2008)
New analysis: LEED standards need reform to reflect environmental costs of driving (July 31, 2008)
Streets are for everyone (July 30, 2008)
USA Today joins the party with stories on retrofitting suburbia and revitalizing downtowns (July 29, 2008)
Even company-sponsored transit can sell homes: the Google Shuttle (July 29, 2008)
8 ways to green your Hummer (July 28, 2008)
Amsterdam's example for low-carbon transport (July 25, 2008)
Biophilia: greening our cities (literally!) (July 24, 2008)
Google Maps can now give walking directions! (July 23, 2008)
The nation’s number one health problem deserves an environmental response (July 22, 2008)
Three-fourths of US cities have seen increases in public transit usage (July 21, 2008)
Radiant City - apt and fun on suburbia, but fair? (July 21, 2008)
Quote of the month (July 18, 2008)
Maybe we enviros should reconsider that "fix it first" campaign . . . (July 17, 2008)
America’s most walkable cities and neighborhoods! (July 17, 2008)
Smart growth in uniform: Fort Belvoir's example (July 15, 2008)
Sacramento’s blueprint for orderly development (July 14, 2008)
Walk Score maps Seattle! (July 11, 2008)
America's most fuel-efficient neighborhoods, according to Forbes (July 9, 2008)
A sensible bill for California development – pass it now (July 8, 2008)
Good conversation about small towns/cities and smart development (July 7, 2008)
What a joke: auto-dependent corporate HQ in sprawl claims to be “carbon neutral (July 5, 2008)
Community ain't what it used to be: neighborhood challenges to churches and schools (part 2) (July 3, 2008)
Community ain't what it used to be: neighborhood challenges to churches and schools (part 1) (July 2, 2008)
Sprawl and highways hurt wildlife – so why aren’t states spending the available money to reduce the conflicts? (July 1, 2008)
A tale too typical: the endangered Heart Theater in Effingham, IL
June 30, 2008)
Think globally, eat locally? Maybe, maybe not . . . (June 27, 2008)
More on St. Louis (June 26, 2008)
Now the NY Times joins the chorus: "life on the edges of suburbia is beginning to feel untenable" (June 25, 2008)
Transit-oriented development in Arlington: stunning success and some lessons (part 2) (June 24, 2008)
Transit-oriented development in Arlington: stunning success and some lessons (part 1) (June 23, 2008)
NBC, AP: Gas prices, lifestyle choices lead homebuyers to favor city neighborhoods (June 20, 2008)
Getting density right (June 19, 2008)
Wall Street Journal: urban living, smart growth are in demand (June 18, 2008)
DC mayor Fenty gets a SmartCar (June 16, 2008)
Of the community, by the community, and for the community: the rebirth of Old North Saint Louis (June 14, 2008)
Putting the urb in suburb: "cool downtowns"? (June 13, 2008)
Further evidence of market shrinkage for sprawl locations, supersized houses (June 9, 2008)
How Greensburg is reducing carbon emissions and building green - from scratch (June 6, 2008)
True to its name, Greensburg rebuilds sustainably after tragedy (June 5, 2008)
Transit ridership continues to soar (June 3, 2008)
That sound you just heard was environmental interests bumping heads, or the tale of the Waynesville Best Buy parking lot (June 2, 2008)
Edge city makeover: Can Tysons Corner go from sow’s ear to silk purse? (May 29, 2008)
Affordable housing without the stigma: it's all in the detail (May 28, 2008)
As a city neighborhood should be: Hackesche Hofe (May 22, 2008)
Ich bin ein Berliner (where they drive less) (May 21, 2008)
Enviros, what about obesity? (May 20, 2008)
Great work from Boston-based smart growth architects (May 15, 2008)
Robert Rauschenberg, 1925-2008 (May 14, 2008)
Rethinking environmental impacts to manage growth (May 13, 2008)
How smart is your city? (May 13, 2008)
How much the US will grow, and where: numbers and a map (May 12, 2008)
Smart growth improves air quality, says new research (May 7, 2008)
Neighborhood food choices may affect your health (May 6, 2008)
Five more green apples for NYC (May 1, 2008)
How to go green, according to architects (April 30, 2008)
Chris Jordan’s art: crushed cars, 1.14 million supermarket bags, and more (April 29, 2008)
Paradise Paved - "Discover Kauai" (April 28, 2008)
Pay as you drive – too sensible for America (April 27, 2008)
How location affects home affordability, illustrated (April 22, 2008)
More on declining home prices and sprawl (April 21, 2008)
Smart locations fare better as home prices plummet, foreclosures rise (April 20, 2008)
If cars were like computers (April 17, 2008)
Green roofs and green parking garages – parking garages? (April 16, 2008)
The hidden cost of “affordability” (April 14, 2008)
Two Wheels Good (April 11, 2008)
Who's your city? (April 10, 2008)
Another vote for small-city smart growth (April 6, 2008)
Communities remember (April 4, 2008)
Norm Berg, conservationist extraordinaire, 1918-2008 (April 2, 2008)
Greening LA (April 1, 2008)
Lemons to lemonade: turning foreclosed homes into workforce housing (March 31, 2008)
Play ball! (March 28, 2008)
Sprawl is slowing, part 2: reducing the footprint of growth (March 26, 2008)
The infrastructure crisis: fix it first, fund it, and be strategic (March 25, 2008)
Green building can stop climate change - IF in the right places (March 20, 2008)
Candor from Wal-Mart? (March 19, 2009)
We’re making a difference: sprawl is slowing as smart growth catches on (March 18, 2008)
The country’s best smart growth project – the Atlanta Beltline (March 14, 2008)
Think globally, act regionally: large-scale sustainability planning (March 12, 2008)
Trouble the Water – a note from NOLA (March 10, 2008)
Beneath the Roses – unsentimental small-town America (March 10, 2008)
Low country leadership on smart growth (March 3, 2008)
High-school teacher spreads the word on climate change (February 29, 2008)
Cities: a smart alternative to cars? (February 29, 2008)
tick tock, goes the (world) clock (February 28, 2008)
Pocket-sized smart growth (February 26, 2008)
Coal miner's granddaughter (February 24, 2008)
Should we have to pay to drive downtown? It depends. (February 22, 2008)
The next slums? Foreclosures, demographics, crime trends don't portend well for sprawl (February 19, 2008)
On Valentine’s, we (heart) these smart-growth cities (February 14, 2008)
Another lesson from les bastides (February 13, 2008)
Vive les bastides - medieval planned communities (February 12, 2008)
Sprawl and the Southeastern drought (February 8, 2008)
“Super” site sports super sprawl (January 31, 2008)
First bathwater, then baby: NIMBYs win in Lancaster, but to what end? (January 30, 2008)
This just in: sprawl is ugly (January 27, 2008)
New urbanists show us the numbers for smart growth (January 25, 2008)
Smart means inclusive (January 22, 2008)
Solving sprawl with basketball (January 19, 2008)
Small-city smart growth: you can't go home again - or can you? (part 2) (January 15, 2008)
Small-city smart growth: you can't go home again - or can you? (part 1) (January 14, 2008)
A follow-up on Sir Edmund, and also on driving while distracted (January 13, 2008)
R.I.P. Sir Edmund, 1919-2008 (January 11, 2008)
Hang up and drive already (January 7, 2008)
The kids are alright - Smart Growth America grabs a good one (January 4, 2008)
The mortgage crunch is good for us. Really.
January 2, 2008)
Some end-of-year tributes - raise a glass of nog or grog to three good ones (December 21, 2007)
Beyond the energy bill: on to transportation (December 19, 2007)
The coolest spots for neighborhood development (December 14, 2007)
LULUs, NIMBYs, and BANANAs: just say no to just saying NOPE (December 12, 2007)
Communities for all ages (December 9, 2007)
The convenient solution to the inconvenient truth (December 6, 2007)
Discover your neighborhood’s walkability score! (December 4, 2007)
You MUST check out this hilarious video! (December 3, 2007)
Bye, bye, birdie (November 30, 2007)
Made in the shade - trees and walkable streets (November 29, 2007)
Sean Taylor, 1983-2007 (November 27, 2007)
Sprawl-Mart, part two (November 26, 2007)
A big turkey to Sprawl-Mart (November 21, 2007)
And the Scully goes to . . . (November 19, 2007)
density + parks = smart (November 15, 2007)
Another take on Brutalism (November 12, 2007)
"Brutal" preservation (November 7, 2007)
Wheels when I want 'em (November 5, 2007)
Best-laid plans: Ontario gets it right on growth (November 1, 2007)
The night the 'burbs come to town (October 31, 2007)
When a "green building" really is: it's the location, stupid (October 26, 2007)
Architecture matters (October 25, 2007)