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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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.
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Videos
'Taking Back the Town From the Automobile'
A clever idea for reclaiming the suburbs from endless driving.
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Urban Wonk
Why the Places We Live Make Us Happy
The strange factors that impact whether we're content where we live.
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Maps
The Surprising Geography of Persistent Unemployment
The chronically jobless are not where you'd think.
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Little Living Is Cheap Living
A man in Boston saves money on housing by living in a mobile home he built.
