Cincinnati is currently undergoing a significant planning reformation effort, which involves unveiling what’s being called the Connected Communities plan. Joining us to talk about it is Cincinnati urban planner John Yung.
Read More“Abolish parking mandates? But won’t street parking be overrun, if developers aren’t required to provide adequate parking?” If you’ve been asking this question, then this article is for you.
Read MoreMany of the problems in our cities come down to a shortage in the budget—but the solution to this problem is staring us in the face.
Read MoreOn July 17, 2023, Spokane City Council adopted an interim ordinance that makes off-street parking optional for all housing that’s within half a mile of a transit stop.
Read MoreHouston has long been a poster child for urban planning ills—but now it’s set to pass a revision of its land-use ordinances that could trigger a wave of construction for missing-middle housing.
Read MoreColorado's governor is backing an ambitious plan to address the state’s housing, in a bill similar to ones passed in California and Oregon, and proposed in other states.
Read MoreAlthough they stand in very different parts of the country, these college towns are spearheading the push to eliminate harmful, longstanding land-use policies.
Read MoreFor the sake of our cities and the people who live in them, it’s time we fundamentally rethink how we regulate land in America. Read about it in this excerpt from Nolan Gray’s new book, Arbitrary Lines.
Read MoreOregon’s statewide land use board declared its support Thursday for rules that, among other things, reduce or remove parking mandates in 53 jurisdictions in the state’s eight largest metro areas.
Read MoreFlaky residential zoning has no place in a Strong Town!
Read MoreStorage facilities have no place in a productive, walkable downtown. Here’s a case study showing why, and how to deal with the problem.
Read MoreThe question for a city with a history of embracing the suburban experiment is now, "Where should your energies be expended?"
Read MoreWhat’s missing from most comprehensive plans? Dollars and cents. Here’s a simple reform that will focus the conversation on development patterns that create real wealth.
Read MoreMany cities think they need to grow to get strong. But adding thousands of additional acres to the city and millions of dollars in infrastructure is usually the last thing a city needs. It’s like trying to lose weight by consuming more pizza and beer.
Read MoreEven the fastest-growing cities have them: under-utilized lots in the center of town whose owners don’t want to develop, but also don’t want to sell. Often, the property tax code rewards this kind of land speculation.
Read MoreThe New York Times has released an interactive map of (nearly) every building in America. What can we learn from it about America’s suburban experiment, through the marks it has left on the landscape?
Read MoreWill this new development make traffic worse? The conventional wisdom about the relationship between development and traffic contains a number of important misconceptions.
Read MoreNow, the story of a wealthy family who sold their farm and the developer who exploited an agricultural tax subsidy to keep it all together.
Read MoreWhy does Charleston’s quaint downtown have such astronomically high property values?
Read MoreA hierarchical zoning model would allow greater development flexibility and remove needless rules from our zoning codes. Here's how to do it.
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