Hazel Borys
Hazel Borys is principal and managing director of Placemakers, a planning, coding, marketing, and implementation firm.
Preserving the rural landscape with agrarian urbanism
In addition to land use that perversely incentivizes the destruction of rural lands with 5-acre lots, the financial system further incentivizes rural subdivisions gobbling up farmland at a frightening rate.
Biking and walking: How are we doing?
As spring tempts us to pick up the pace of our outdoor activities, it’s clear that not all places have equal footing. Those well-positioned to draw us out into health-boosting active transportation are enjoying all sorts of benefits. City planners...
CNU 25: Highlights from the silver anniversary
Fourteen hundred top land-use professionals, public officials, and citizens gathered in Seattle last week to discuss the future of cities.