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
What Neighborhoods Need to Succeed at Walkability
According to a new study, the secret is stores that attract outsiders
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Urban Wonk
A Bold Vision for an Urban Forest
A designer in Milan lays out six innovative ideas for a "bio-diverse metropolis"
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Urban Wonk
A Solution for California's Transportation Woes
A report suggests that high-speed rail would make the state healthier, greener and less congested
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Democracy in America
What Citizens Add to Planning
The people who live in a place often have fresh ideas about how to make it better
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Urban Wonk
Fixing the Rust Belt by Shrinking It
New studies suggest that we can revitalize the Rust Belt by increasing core density
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Urban Wonk
'Pocket Neighborhoods' For Sustainable Suburbs
Architect Ross Chapin designs single-family units that are both energy-efficient and photogenic
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Year in Review
The Year in Ideas
A round-up of my most provocative and meaningful 2011 columns
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Urban Wonk
Balancing a City's Past and Future
How can we preserve what makes a place great while allowing it to evolve?
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Photos
Have Yourself a Merry City Christmas
A collection of holiday photos to remind us why we need our public spaces
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Urban Wonk
Urbanizing the Suburban Street
A community tries some relatively pain-free fixes to make its streets greener and more walkable
