RECENT ARTICLES – 2018

Iconic dragons, symbols of London, cannot slay the onslaught of hubristic architects and developers.

This is Part 4 of a series on retrofitting urban patterns to create more resilient places where decentralized capital can flourish. This article, the last of the series, discusses how immigrants may play a role in getting us there.

Opportunity Zones offer significant smart growth potential if investors can find the opportunities, but a new report is of limited use, especially when it comes to smaller cities and incremental development.

Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places shows how to make communities walkable—and better places to live.

How urbanism could help to solve problems like the Paradise disaster.

With a new urban vision and context-based street design, Olean has taken a bold step to revive its economy and social life.

This is part 3 of a series on retrofitting urban patterns to create more resilient places where decentralized capital can flourish. A key step in that direction would be a specific kind of community planning exercise.

Review of Daniel Solomon's book, Housing and the City: Love versus Hope, Schiffer Publishing, 192 pp., $45 hardcover.