• Housing in Workshop Neighborhoods

    As more residents work from home—even after Covid-19—neighborhoods will include more variety in housing types and the way they are used. Part 2 in a two-part series.
    “Workshop Neighborhoods” are communities where a high proportion of residents work out of their own homes. They tend to be found in walkable places with a high quality of life. They will be neighborhoods of choice as more workers continue to work at home. In the first article of this 2-part series...Read more

  • Creating livable Workshop Neighborhoods

    As more residents work from home—even after Covid-19—they can choose where they live. Many will pick walkable neighborhoods where many people work out of their own homes.
    If you could live anywhere, where would you live? A sizeable number of Americans are now able to ask themselves a form of that question. Even after the pandemic, according to a recent survey by the Harvard Business School, one in six workers will be working from home or a co-working space at least...Read more

  • The collective power of small actions

    In DIY City, the late Hank Dittmar makes the case for why small is beautiful when it comes to urban regeneration.
    The late Hank Dittmar is one of the notable urban planners of the last four decades, with an impact on both sides of the Atlantic. Dittmar’s new book, DIY City: The Collective Power of Small Actions , his last project, is a worthy contribution to the planning literature. The book was edited and...Read more

  • Great Senior Short Sale threatens housing market

    Arthur C. Nelson, of the University of Arizona, reports that preference for walkable communities and changing demographic needs will impact large-lot single-family housing. Changes in government policy are needed to avert a crisis.
    A growing mismatch between America’s housing supply and changing demographics could trap millions of senior citizens in unwanted houses, according to a report by University of Arizona researcher Arthur C. Nelson. The mismatch is brought on by an excess of large-lot single-family houses and a...Read more