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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How Pocket Green Space Can Transform a State Capital
A look at Hartford, Connecticut.
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America's Most Conservative Green Community
Walkability? Check. Car-free zone? Check. Glenn Beck endorsement? Check.
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Urban Wonk
As Important As It Is, LEED Can Be So Embarrassing
A new certified LEED-platinum building may not be all that green, if you consider its outlandish size and challenging climate setting.
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Videos
America Is a Walking Disaster
In much of the country, walking – that most basic and human method of movement, and the one most important to our health – is all but impossible.
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Urban Wonk
What Our Urban Planning Vocabulary Says About Our Cities
A look at how the words we use have evolved.
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The Case for Shared Green Spaces
A recently revitalized "pocket neighborhood" in Little Rock strengthens the area and protects the environment.
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Urban Wonk
What Buenos Aires Can Teach Us About Walkability
And other lessons in urbanism from the South American capital.
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Sprawl Could Kill Off 34 Million Acres of American Forest by 2060
According to a new study, urban and developed land areas will increase 41 percent.
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Urban Wonk
4 Examples of Powerful Placemaking
The National Endowment for the Arts helps towns build their "brand" and develop innovating programing.
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Urban Wonk
The Case for Walkability as an Economic Development Tool
A retrofit in suburban Lancaster, California, shows us the many benefits of street redesigns.
