Kaid Benfield

Kaid Benfield Director, Sustainable Communities, NRDC; co-founder, LEED for Neighborhood Development rating system; co-founder, Smart Growth America coalition; author, Once There Were Greenfields (NRDC 1999), Solving Sprawl (Island Press 2001), Smart Growth In a Changing World (APA Planners Press 2007), Green Community (APA Planners Press 2009); voted one of the “top urban thinkers” in poll on Planetizen.com and named one of “the most influential people in sustainable planning and development” by the Partnership for Sustainable Communities.

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Recent Articles

Why Judge Delayed Zoo Interchange Expansion

Why Judge Delayed Zoo Interchange Expansion

Federal judge says law requires study of impact on mass transit and suburban sprawl; ruling could affect other highway projects.

A Spectacular Green Neighborhood is Brewing in Milwaukee

A Spectacular Green Neighborhood is Brewing in Milwaukee

Milwaukee’s newest trendy neighborhood is likely to become one of its best, and almost certainly its greenest.