"The art of a successful redevelopment project is understanding the regulations and the process for approval of the project."

What a town in Indiana can teach us about bottom-up building.

What if the only way to open your dream cafe involved demolishing half of it?

And how do our aesthetic preferences govern how our neighborhoods evolve.

How should we view ethnic or cultural enclaves in cities?

One thing is clear: if it's going to be our rallying cry, we need to define "affordable."

While other places keep finding ways to say “no” to new housing, this Indiana city is offering pre-approved development templates to small-scale developers at no cost.

“Who is the first, or next, person, business, or entity that is going to come in and make something of this place? What does that wave of succession look like? And are we allowing that action to occur?”

If you don’t own a home, and don’t have plans to own one anytime soon, you might think property taxes don’t concern you. But, what if we told you that they definitely do?

Building affordable housing seems like a win for cities struggling in the Housing Trap. So then why does it sometimes make things worse?

How have we come to the conclusion that most short-term rentals are taxed as “residential,” when many have no residents?

Car-oriented suburban design often leaves people navigating empty, isolating spaces that feel unsafe—even in the middle of the day.

It's not just about what its being built, but who is doing the building.

What does it take to do small-scale development successfully today?

How one Detroit resident used Google Maps to chronicle the accelerating disappearance of its neighborhoods.

Ponzi schemes fail because they are built on illusions: there is no there there. So what happens when an entire continent of towns and cities is caught up in a kind of Growth Ponzi Scheme? We are finding out.

Contrary to what has been asserted elsewhere, the suburbs are not about to have a renaissance. In fact, there are many reasons to believe we are nearing the end.

Connected streets + varied houses = better trick-or-treating and financially stronger neighborhoods.

For most of history, "tiny houses" were simply houses—a low-cost way for people to put down roots and begin to grow some wealth for themselves and the neighborhood.

We all know the pitfalls of master-planned communities, right? Sterile. Homogenous. Certainly not adaptable or resilient over time. Is there a way around it? Maybe, if this fascinating case study from Germany has anything to teach us. And it all starts with one word: Baugruppen.