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
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.
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Urban Wonk
How Sports Teams Are Making Cities Greener
Leagues are taking an impressive range of innovative and cost-effective steps toward sustainability.
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Urban Wonk
Concrete Ideas for Promoting Walkability
There's a wealth of resources available to communities looking for a place to start.
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Urban Wonk
The Death - and Life - of Small Downtown America
Malls and highways killed town centers. Can smart design bring them back?
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Urban Wonk
Defining a Great Street
What makes some spaces better than others?
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Urban Wonk
What We Talk About When We Talk About Cities
On cities, sustainable placemaking, and the careful use of words.
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Videos
Why Dogs Ride the Subway
Moscow's canine commuters have worked out a clever system to use the city's subway for their benefit.
