Seth Zeren

Seth Zeren is a recovering city planner turned neighborhood developer, advocate, and educator. Seth is a founding member of Strong Towns and occasional contributor over the years. He grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area before moving to the East Coast for college and settling down in Providence, Rhode Island, where he lives with his wife and two young kids. He writes at Build the Next Right Thing.

Articles by Seth Zeren

It's Time to Get Serious About Providence's Housing Crisis

What can we learn from the Providence we built during the Industrial Revolution?

Housing
It's Time to Get Serious About Providence's Housing Crisis
What’s With the Vacant Storefronts? 8 Reasons for Empty Commercial Spaces

Here are eight reasons a storefront might sit vacant, applying to both professionally new built and legacy storefronts.

Streets
What’s With the Vacant Storefronts? 8 Reasons for Empty Commercial Spaces