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
Galveston's Post-Hurricane Clean Slate
In the wake of the Hurricane Ike, the city is radically rebuilding its affordable housing to make it greener and more diverse
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Why Preservationists Must Be Picky
If we try to save everything, we risk losing our credibility
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For Once, the Federal Government Gets Sustainability Right
A new line of HUD grants will help communities improve their planning, mass transit and walkability
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How Hamburg Became Europe's Greenest City
A spate of new development projects will make the city more walkable
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America's Best Clean Water Cities
Philadelphia has the nation's best practices according to a new report from the NRDC
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A Good Use for all Those Empty Suburban Developments
Farmers are reclaiming unused sprawl to grow crops
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How Cincinnati Defeated the Streetcar Haters ... Again
For the second time, voters approved a light rail line downtown
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Can Phoenix Be Greened?
The city is ground zero for global warming emissions. But adopting a more sustainable urban planning approach will be very difficult
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Atlanta Beltline: the Best Sustainabilty Project in America?
The plan offers an innovative vision for combining parks and transit
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In Australia, a National Plan for Urban Planning
In a heady new report, the country outlines its vision for how cities should be
