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 Evolution of the Bike Lane
Bike infrastructure is changing, raising new questions about the best design.
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Urban Wonk
Why a Good Bar Is Essential to Sustainable Communities
A "third space" that encourages socialization, its easy access reduces emissions as well as drunk driving.
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Urban Wonk
Washington's Growing Pains
D.C. is booming, but families, minorities and the poor may be left out.
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Postcard
What Memorial Day Looks Like
Scenes from around America.
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Videos
A Day in the Life of Venice
A cool shift-tilt video captures the city's dynamism.
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Fighting Climate Change With a 300-Mile Bike Ride
200 riders peddled from New York to Washington on the annual Climate Ride.
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Photos
What a Walkable City Should Look Like
A two-block virtual walk highlights Copenhagen's exceptional urban atmosphere.
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Urban Wonk
The Right Way to Zone for Transit-Oriented Development
We need a legal framework that creates many different types and scales of building around public transportation.
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Urban Wonk
Housing Recovery Tied to Walkability, But It May Depend On Where You Are
A new analysis finds that the weakest segment of the market is in outer and smaller suburbs.
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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.”
