• Walkable is more affordable, but the rent is still too high

    People with moderate incomes end up spending less of their hard-earned income in walkable places for two reasons.
    Those who are familiar with the price premiums attached to places with high walkability and associated amenities may be surprised by the findings of Christopher Leinberger and Michael Rodriguez of George Washington University. The authors of the recent report Foot Traffic Ahead published a piece in...Read more

  • A little-known anniversary of transportation dysfunction

    Few have noticed the 100th birthday of two pieces of legislation that revolutionized the way we live: The first Federal Aid Road Bill, and the New York City zoning ordinance.
    Note: This commentary piece was written for The Post and Courier , Charleston, South Carolina. Revolutions once aimed at manipulating the physical environment to change human behavior. This past month marks the 100th anniversary of two pieces of legislation that revolutionized the way we live. On...Read more

  • Healthier neighborhood is key to healthier community

    A holistic neighborhood plan created with the help of citizens is designed to improve health.
    In many cities, immigrants gravitate toward gritty, low-cost, neighborhoods—like Southwest, home to Detroit’s Mexicantown. Southwest Detroit has an industrial heritage and still serves as a transportation hub. The area suffers from heavy truck traffic and lacks adequate, usable green spaces. The...Read more

  • Connecting a mountain town to the river

    Outside Buena Vista, Colorado, on the site of a former garbage dump, 40 acres of riverfront land sat vacant for years. It took two nature-loving developers—risktakers with a background as competitive kayakers—to see what it could become.
    Outside Buena Vista, Colorado, on the site of a former garbage dump, 40 acres of riverfront land sat vacant for years. It took two nature-loving developers—risktakers with a background as competitive kayakers—to see what it could become. Following a public design charrette run by Dover, Kohl &...Read more