When cities attempt to prescribe the exact way a building must be used, they risk regulating away the very life of a place.
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Will Gardner is the founder of South Coast Places For People, a new nonprofit in Massachusetts. He discusses the three working groups his nonprofit recently started, which focus on parking reform, backyard cottages, and street safety.
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Slow permitting, shifting utility requirements, and inconsistent rules threaten the small-scale development that cities rely on. Here’s one developer’s story.
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Colorado's population is rapidly aging, but limited housing stock means seniors are stuck in homes they can’t afford. Abby discusses this dilemma with Katy Claggett, a developer originally from Colorado who develops infill housing for seniors.
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Los Angeles is desperate to rebuild after the wildfires that destroyed nearly 60,000 acres back in January. So why is it that 6 months later, not much has changed?
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State preemption can remove obstacles, but it can’t build the local capacity that's required for lasting reform.
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No matter how easy we make it to build, the existing housing system cannot tolerate lower prices. Chuck explains why and how we can build a better system. (Transcript included.)
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Meet Burhan Azeem, a city councilor in Massachusetts. He’s expanded zoning for affordable housing, removed parking minimums, and helped build bike lanes throughout the city. Learn how he got here and what's next.
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A reflection on affordability, finance, and the deep contradictions we refuse to face.
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In a game-changer for housing and small business development, Washington state eliminated or capped parking mandates statewide. Here’s how they did it.
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Sunbelt cities have long prided themselves on having affordable and abundant housing. However, they’re now seeing housing construction stagnate and rapidly rising costs. Abby is joined by trained architect and video creator Rachel Leonardo to discuss whether these cities can course correct.
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Chuck explores the popular theory that the housing crisis is caused by a lack of supply and shows how this belief relates to the Strong Towns approach.
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How do you grow without losing what makes your town special? In Bend, Oregon, Jesse Russell is proving it can start with smaller homes.
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Calgary is cutting delays—not corners—to deliver more housing where it’s needed. And your city should be paying attention.
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Bangor, Maine, isn’t holding out for silver bullets. It’s getting to work—clearing the way for more homes in creative, community-minded ways.
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Today, Abby is joined by Bernice Radle, a small-scale developer and historic building preservationist from Buffalo, New York. They discuss how two developing news stories could affect both small-scale developers and historic preservationists.
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As Norwalk navigates a housing crisis, one thing is clear: the path forward isn’t scale for scale’s sake—it’s building smarter, more affordably, and with the community in mind.
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Jesse Russell is a small-scale developer from Bend, Oregon. He joins Norm to discuss the ways he’s helping create more attainable homes in his hometown. (Transcript included.)
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Chuck sits down with Ryan Johnson, the founder of Culdesac Tempe, the first car-free neighborhood built from scratch in the U.S. They discuss the realities of living in and developing a community like Culdesac.
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A couple of weeks ago, Chuck did a Q&A about how the book “Abundance” differs from the Strong Towns approach. There were some good questions, so we’ve consolidated his answers here.
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