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Transforming Your Own Backyard
For a guy that never intended to be a developer, Steve Nygren is having a remarkable impact on development and so much more. Steve led the development of Serenbe, which is a “biophilic” community sou…
Published on 12 hours ago
Brooklyn Doesn't Need Your Butt
One of the mantras of small or incremental development workshops for years has been, “no one is coming to save you.” The solution to your neighborhood’s or community’s problem isn’t some outside forc…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
Unpopular Ideas to Fix the Housing Market
One of the most shocking pieces of information I’ve seen in the last year is how high the average age of all homebuyers has become. Depending on the source, I’ve seen between 59 and 62 years old. Thi…
Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago
Can California Forever begin to cure the state's housing woes?
About forty years ago, the New Urbanism came on the scene with bold and creative ideas for building entirely new towns. The founders of the movement intended to prove that we could really build beaut…
Published on 1 month ago
How to Unleash the Swarm
Andrew Burleson asks us to think about, “what is the system that creates space for people to live?” Systems thinking may seem terribly wonky, and in reality, it is. But systems thinking gave us the C…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Talking Abundance and Strong Towns
Right off the top, I must say I always enjoy talking with Seth Zeren. Seth fits the mold of most of my favorite people, in that he’s a deep thinker AND a do-er. His ruminations are baked in the reali…
Published on 2 months ago
Reflecting on Leon Krier
A few months ago, we lost Leon Krier, one of the all-time greats in the world of architecture and urban design. I’m joined by Dan Parolek of Opticos Design to reflect on Krier’s work and influence, a…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Reframing the Housing Discussion
Chuck Marohn of Strong Towns joins me in the studio to dive deeply into the world of housing finance and housing policy, fresh on the heels of his book, Escaping the Housing Trap: The Strong Towns Re…
Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 100: What is Your "Why?"
I’ve been an avid podcast listener since the early days of podcasting. It’s probably one area where I was a bit of an early adopter for technology. My guess is this is in part due to the fact that I …
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Incremental Success, One Not Sexy Project at a Time
One thing that’s really obvious when you talk with Johnny Youssef is that he’s just a very positive and happy guy. And, frankly, it’s amazing what he’s accomplished at a still-young age. Johnny start…
Published on 3 months ago