Kaid Benfield
Kaid Benfield is the director of the Sustainable Communities program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, an adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of Law, co-founder of the LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system, and co-founder of Smart Growth America coalition, and author of several books on cities, smart growth and sprawl.
Watch for Kaid’s forthcoming book,
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Urban Wonk
The Case for More Urban Trees
In many areas, trees are under siege. But our cities need them, for all sorts of reasons.
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Urban Wonk
Can We Quantify a Good Walk?
The factors that make some strolls much more appealing than others.
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Videos
Why Urbanites Make the Best Use of Environmental Resources
The head of the environmental program at Bloomberg Philanthropies makes the case in this compelling video.
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How to Protect Lake Tahoe (and Places Like It)
Rules for protecting the resources we love.
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Videos
This English Town Could Cut Your Carbon Emissions By Half
Smart design will reduce heat energy use, electricity use and water consumption.
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Urban Wonk
14 Keys To Building People Friendly Communities
Ideas about creating sustainable places where people actually want to live.
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Urban Wonk
A New Model for Green Schools
A school in Portland, Oregon, is housed in a super-green building. And that's just the beginning.
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Urban Wonk
How Sprawl Makes Droughts Worse
No, it doesn't cause water shortage. But sprawl can exacerbate some of its impacts, in at least two ways.
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Charts
The Case for Public Transportation, in Infographic Form
A new chart details what we save when we take the train or bus.
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What Do the Best Infrastructure Projects Look Like?
A new ranking of international infrastructure projects leaves out some key efforts.
