When The Levy Breaks
A few facts I'd like to throw into the dumpster fire discussion on property taxes.
The Vertical Sidewalk
The "vertical sidewalk" aka the ground floors that frame our walks around town, have the power to make us feel great and proud about the place where we live. I look at them and write about that and general musings about cities, economics, food and music.
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Coffee, Sedition, and City Making
From the clifftop towers of Yemen to the green aprons of Seattle, coffee has always been a city-making machine.
Re-reading Old Texts. Finding New Ways.
Sometimes, the past reminds us of how strong we are.
Reframing Perth Amboy’s Retail Design Context
How a city partnered with its economic development office and a design consultant to rewrite its commercial regulations — and actually got it done.
Patience Is the Plan
Walk a Main Street that city officials describe as rebounding and you will find a very similar inventory.
How To Blast Your Zoning Code To The Moon
Interstellar lessons for streamlining local codes and reclaiming American cities and towns.
Preserved to Death
You’re either too poor to touch your old building, or rich enough to know better.
The Rules We Wrote, The Cities We Lost
America’s urban problem was never about lack of charm
The Polite Crowd Ghosts First
Or How Applying Economics Laws To Public Spaces Can Help Explain The Issues They Face.
Better Invisible Than Heavy
The hand that builds the city is tied. It's up to us to free it.