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
Can Zoning Save a Downtown?
Nashville tries to reboot its neglected areas with a new form-based zoning code.
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Urban Wonk
How More Expensive Housing Can Actually Cost You Less
An expansive new database could change the way Americans think about where we can afford to live.
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Urban Wonk
In Los Angeles, a Brownfield Gets a Second Life
Thanks to funding from a lawsuit, a lush new park was created in the city's south side.
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Urban Wonk
The Resurrection of the Corner Store
Can clever zoning bring neighborhood stores back?
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Urban Wonk
In France, a Model Sustainable Suburb
A livable, walkable suburb offers a lesson in green living.
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Urban Wonk
How Cities Can Build a Cultural Identity
What cities can learn from New Orleans' music scene.
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Urban Wonk
The Most Complicated Border Town in the World
In Baarle-Nassau, pieces of Belgium and the Netherlands sit side-by-side, creating some strange municipal politics.
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HUD's New Sustainability Tool
A new website offers communities practical advice on energy efficiency, transportation alternatives and more.
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Can Nashville Shake Its Sprawling Past?
It's the nation's most spread-out city. Can an ambitious new transportation plan change that?
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What Makes a Space Lovable?
Preserving our built environment is easier when we're attached to it.
