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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The Big Fix
10 Techniques for Making Cities More Walkable
In Walkable City, Jeff Speck lays out ideas for making communities more hospitable to walkers.
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Urban Wonk
2012's Best Smart Growth Projects, According to the EPA
A food store in Vermont, rezoning in Portsmouth, and five other neat efforts.
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Videos
This Could Be the Key to Making Downtowns Greener
This green wall out of the University of Washington could bring plant life to dense urban areas where green space is hard to come by.
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Urban Wonk
The Case for Listening to NIMBYs
We’ll never make much progress by ignoring them.
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Urban Wonk
Building Cities for the Families of Today
American families look a lot different than they did 50 years ago. Here's how we can build the housing and transportation they need.
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Urban Wonk
A New Policy That Incentivizes Walkable Neighborhoods
Massachusetts pushes diverse, dense zoning.
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The Big Fix
The Urbanist Case for Keeping D.C.'s Height Restrictions
It’s bad enough that our suburbs look like everywhere, USA. Let’s not let that happen to our central city.
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Videos
Can a Paint Job Change a Neighborhood's Future?
Philly Painting mobilizes the community to bring a new look to a blighted neighborhood.
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Photos
How to Balance People and Nature on the Galapagos
There are some significant but realistic planning ideas making the rounds, with acute sensitivity to the islands’ special culture.
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Videos
Tips for Creating Public Spaces People Actually Want to Use
A city's residents understand how to make exciting streets, squares and parks. Here's how to engage them in the process.
