Ways in which to address housing affordability in large cities by making smaller cities more appealing and places that people are more likely to want to move to or stay.
City Planning and Suburban Planning
Many of our zoning codes are ideal for creating car dependent suburbs, but they don't work well to encourage mixed use cities.
Strip malls and government regulations
If we know that we want mixed use buildings that encourage walkability, why do we keep ending up with strip malls?
Buying while young- the challenges
What happens when a young person considering buying a home in one of the many cities across our country that have had skyrocketing home prices?
Unwalkable urbanism
The benefits and challenges of secondary dwellings
Accessory Dwelling Units-- their history, why they are an increasingly popular strategy to combat rising home prices and respond to demographic changes, and why it can be so hard to build them.
The waste of drive alone trips
The way in which our transportation patterns, particularly driving-alone car trips, are creating waste.
Adding rowhouses in Houston
Fixing the mistakes of the past
Must read about the history of Zoning
For anyone wondering how we got to where we are, this Strong Towns article is a must-read.