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 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.
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Photos
Why So Many Romantic Comedies Are Set in Cities
Snapshots of cities most love-inducing qualities.
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Urban Wonk
The Secret to a Successful Urban Stadium
The Super Bowl proved just how walkable Indianapolis' stadium scene is.
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Have Americans Given Up On McMansions?
Home sizes have been increasing in the U.S. for decades, but that trend looks to be changing.
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Urban Wonk
A Native American Public Housing Project Returns to its Roots
A new plan in New Mexico incorporates traditional forms into its design.
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Where Pittsburgh Has the Sun Belt Beat
The city is better prepared to utilize a key resource: water.
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Urban Wonk
The Case for Job Density in a Telecommuting Age
Cities will have to serve workers in different ways than they have in the past. But smart growth is more vital than ever.
