If only so I don’t have to be their concierge.
Shiny Object Urbanism
How cities chase big projects over systemic change.
How cities chase big projects over systemic change.
Questions From the Front Lines of the Housing Crisis
What I heard in Des Moines, IA, from the people trying to solve America’s housing crisis.
What I heard in Des Moines, IA, from the people trying to solve America’s housing crisis.
We Built a Dangerous System. Then We Made a PSA About It.
How public safety messaging shifts responsibility away from the systems that cause harm.
How public safety messaging shifts responsibility away from the systems that cause harm.
What if There Had Been No Interstates?
An alternative history in a living landscape.
An alternative history in a living landscape.
Make Caring Cool Again
Maintenance is boring but I'm here for it.
Maintenance is boring but I’m here for it.
City Life Comes From Connectedness
“Walkability” is a red herring.
“Walkability” is a red herring.
The Samaritan Loophole
You don't have to love your neighbor if you don't have any.
You don’t have to love your neighbor if you don’t have any.
What Street Design Has to Do With the Housing Shortage
What if the real constraint on housing isn’t just zoning?
What if the real constraint on housing isn’t just zoning?
The Myth of Mobility: Why Faster Cities Often Leave People Behind
When cities measure mobility by speed, they often make everyday life harder to reach.
When cities measure mobility by speed, they often make everyday life harder to reach.
A Street Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
What we lost when we stopped building cities around their public rights-of-way.
What we lost when we stopped building cities around their public rights-of-way.
Separation of Church and Parking Lot
How can we repurpose church parking lots for the better?
How can we repurpose church parking lots for the better?
Three Ways of Understanding the Housing Crisis
Why supply, demand, and structure lead to very different theories of change.
Why supply, demand, and structure lead to very different theories of change.
When We Treat Neighborhoods Like a Matching Tea Set
What happens when the teacup cracks?
What happens when the teacup cracks?
When “Just One More Lane” Runs Out of Road
Geometry, politics, and the limits of the Highway State.
Geometry, politics, and the limits of the Highway State.
The Housing Debate Is Finally Catching up to Reality
Arguments that ignore finance, power, and legitimacy are breaking down.
Arguments that ignore finance, power, and legitimacy are breaking down.















