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Back to SearchWhy Can’t We Have the “Perfect” Neighborhood?
Episode 197
“Who Can Afford America’s Perfect Neighborhood?” asks The Guardian. Longmont, Colorado, holds many elements of the American dream: tree-lined streets…
2 years, 11 months ago
Behind the Scenes at the Strong Towns National Gathering
Episode 196
At the end of May, Strong Towns hosted its inaugural National Gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was a two-day event packed with different sp…
3 years ago
Live From the National Gathering
Episode 195
A few weeks ago, the first Strong Towns National Gathering took place in Charlotte, NC. While people buzzed back and forth between sessions, Upzoned …
3 years ago
Parking Regulations Threaten to Demolish Coffee Shop
Episode 194
In Kansas City, Kansas, parking regulations have threatened to demolish a local coffee shop for a parking lot. An out-of-state developer is trying to…
3 years, 1 month ago
An Abandoned Downtown Equals a Pot of Gold?
Episode 193
Not everyone who left the office for remote work returned after the pandemic lockdown ended. Many employees stayed remote, and, in doing so, they lef…
3 years, 1 month ago
One Reason American Architecture Is Considered Boring: Stairs
Episode 192
Have you ever wondered why multifamily housing has the same, copied look in most places? Part of the reason is due to the way regulations require arc…
3 years, 2 months ago
Cowboy Hotels for Housing Shortages
Episode 191
Like all major cities in America, Seattle is facing a housing shortage. And 100 years ago, Seattle faced a housing shortage bigger than the one it ha…
3 years, 2 months ago
Homelessness in Rural America
Episode 190
Homelessness in rural areas can look different than in bigger cities: as noted in a recent article by The Daily Yonder, rural homelessness is more “h…
3 years, 2 months ago
High-Income Earners Are Renting Instead of Buying Homes
Episode 189
High-earning Americans are renting instead of buying homes. Some even say they plan to rent indefinitely. Why is that? In this week’s Upzoned episode…
3 years, 3 months ago
When a Building Is Demolished, What Should Happen to the Materials?
Episode 188
“What happens when old buildings have reached the end of their life, either their useful life in terms of safety or their desirable life in terms of …
3 years, 3 months ago