Amazingly, I have been working for NRDC since 1981, when I fled a job in the US Department of Justice after my bosses were booted from office. Since the mid-1990s I have been working on land development and transportation issues. I've written a few publications, co-founded a national coalition (Smart Growth America) and co-founded an effort to define and reward what is smart about smart growth (LEED for Neighborhood Development). I want my writing to further a conversation about the intersections between development, community, and the environment. I believe there is a positive, solution-oriented story to tell about smart, sustainable development, and we in the environmental movement have an obligation to speak up in favor of pragmatic, attractive solutions. You may access my full NRDC blog at http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/kbenfield/.