Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield is the director of the Sustainable Communities and Smart Growth program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, co-founder of the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system, and co-founder of Smart Growth America. He writes (almost) daily about community, development, and the environment. For more posts, see his blog's home page.
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Urban Wonk
Better Technology for Planners Also Means More Citizen Participation
Bringing the public into public policy decision-making is no longer a matter of “one-and-done.”
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Urban Wonk
Just How Bad Is Noise Pollution for Our Health?
At best, noise is distracting. But the distraction can have significant consequences.
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Urban Wonk
In D.C., Baseball-Oriented Development Seems, at Last, to Be Working
How Nationals Park, to the surprise of its neighbors, is leading to a better community.
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Urban Wonk
The Shipping Container City Boom
More and more, shipping containers are being used to create big, inter-connected work spaces and homes.
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Urban Wonk
In Renton, a Model for Green Revitalization
An exemplary development with first-class green infrastructure and mixed-income housing.
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Urban Wonk
The Impending Obesity Epidemic
42 percent of Americans could be obese by 2030 - why aren't we doing more to fight this?
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Urban Wonk
Do Cities Really Makes Us Happier?
We need places that foster positive human interaction, but they don't have to be urban.
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Maps
Ideas for Optimizing Denver's Transit System
A new report uses reams of data to design a better transportation system.
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Urban Wonk
Regional Planning Done Right
How two communities came together to design more sustainable neighborhoods.
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Urban Wonk
The Limits of Metropolitan Planning Organizations
They often lack the authority they need to get things done.
