Eliminating exclusively single-family zones won’t provide enough density: Recognizing the limits of “missing middle” as a solution to urban affordability At City Observatory, we’re excited as anyone that there seems to be a growing groundswell of support around the nation…
Harnessing the value of public assets to support the civic commons It’s widely recognized that public assets, like parks, libraries and community centers, generate important and tangible benefits for their neighborhoods. But it’s seldom the case that the value of…
Speed doesn’t seem to be at all correlated to how happy we our with our local transportation systems. If there’s one big complaint people seem to have about the transportation system its that they can’t get from place to place…
Adjusted for inflation, US home prices are still lower than in 2006 For most US households, the home they own is their biggest financial asset. After the housing bust of 2007, when collectively about $7 trillion in home value was…
We can’t have empathy for those we can’t encounter due to the way our cities are built Editor’s Note: Last month, our friend Carol Coletta spoke to the Kinder Institute in Houston about the critical role that place plays in…