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Allison Arieff on Prefab, Going Local, and Why the Suburbs Aren’t So Bad (Podcast)

4:26 pm in architecture, buildings, buy local, cities, green building, housing industry, TreeHugger Radio, urban life, walking by TreeHugger

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One can't spend years as the editor in chief of Dwell magazine and not be something of a sage on sustainable design. What's more, Allison Arieff literally wrote the book on prefab architecture and now shares her explorations in the pages of the New York Times. In our interview she reflects on the troubled arc of prefab's promise, why the suburbs aren't that bad (and also Read the full story on TreeHugger

The 11 Most Walkable Cities in the U.S.

3:15 pm in Cars & Transportation, Design & Architecture, transportation, walking by TreeHugger

pedestrian photo Photo: Crystian Cruz, Flickr, CC The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center has release its list of the most pedestrian-friendly cities in the US, with 11 getting rankings from Platinum to Bronze and 8 more getting 'honorable mentions'. Only one city received the highest honor. Find out which one below......Read the full story on TreeHugger