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
Could Parking Lot Walkways Point the Way to Walkable Redevelopment?
It’s all about the future street pattern.
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Should We Crowdsource Walkability Rankings?
Walk Score will now let users "review" a neighborhood's walkability.
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How California Legislated Its Way to Smarter Growth
A landmark 2008 land use law has led to more sustainable communities.
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Photos
This Is What a City Guide Should Look Like
A new website offers tours and information on Washington's urbanism.
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Videos
The Right Way to Turn Art Into Economic Development
Project Row Houses transforms Depression-era homes into a community art museum and affordable housing.
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Videos
Would You Ride This Cardboard Bike?
An Israeli designer invents a paper bike that could sell for $60 a pop.
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Urban Wonk
The Fiscal Conservative's Case Against Sprawl
In his new book, Chuck Marohn explains how sprawl is like a Ponzi scheme.
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Videos
A Housing Project Upgrade Done Right
Outside Cincinnati, a deteriorated housing project is given a facelift without displacing residents.
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Urban Wonk
The Death and Life of Little Havana
While its historic character and culture has been strong for the last 50 years, the neighborhood's re-emergence is complicated by uncertainties.
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Videos
Time Travel Back to Los Angeles, Circa 1969
A haunting and poetic portrayal of what was then seen as the city of the future.
