I enjoy a good town motto. Not a nickname—like “the city that never sleeps”—but a motto: a phrase that conveys the essence or mission of a place. Some are quite literal. Before visiting Cleveland, I did not know that its motto was “progress and prosperity,” fine ideals for any city to aspire to. San… Continue reading Book Review of Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity
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Housing Complexity
As some of you know, I officially started my one-year sabbatical this week. I plan to start traveling to conduct interviews in mid-August, with the goal of wrapping up my travels and interviews sometime around February 2023. Before traveling, though, there’s still a lot of preparatory work to be done (and posts/newsletters to… Continue reading Housing Complexity