This is why I have little sympathy when cities cry about loss of local control as states enact housing reform. (Which NC General Assembly is failing at) You were given authority you’ve squandered by creating never-ending obstacles to a necessity. If you fail at one of the most basic parts of

yes yes yes. Let's build more (Ask me how!)

With help from Chris Smeder, Jon Hillis (🏕️,🏘️,🌆), Phil Levin, Devon ☀️, Damon Hemmerdinger, Coby, Jan Sramek 🇺🇲 🌁 ⛰️, Austin Tunnell and Dave Gordon, I made this wishlist of changes that could make it easier to build more beautiful & walkable places. Somewhat ranked in order of

Taking suggestions if anyone wants to send a listing or lot to investigate.

This is the sort of legislation we need to be pursuing post land use liberalization. Well done Rep. Sam Liccardo & Rep. Andrew Garbarino! wsj.com/economy/housin…

It's Trilobite Tuesday! Pictured is a 2-in- (5-cm-) long Bumastoides from Wisconsin’s Platteville Formation. Partial specimens of the Ordovician trilobite are relatively common finds at this locale, while fully articulated examples, like this one, are exceedingly rare.

Cincinnati, put this on the list. We can make construction more affordable, which makes HOUSING MORE AFFORDABLE.

Derelict to dream home A couple breathes new life into a set of historic barns, creating an #Enerphit dream home in the Gloucestershire countryside. - mailchi.mp/passivehousepl… #passivehouse #retrofit

A daily reminder that Medicare for All would save $650 billion and 68,000 lives each and every year, according to the Republican CBO Director and the Yale University School of Public Health.

Btw the fact that the country’s biggest consumer base is middle class women needs to be remembered by urbanists, who tend to be childless, car-free young men. If you want broad political and cultural support for cities, you need to create a vision of city living that appeals to

American urbanism is so car oriented we can’t even fake places for people. Narrow streets are illegal in most of America because we base our urban form on 15-ton trucks. Shadows are shade in a heating world. Bring back the narrow alley, the colonnade, the pedestrian cut through.

We need to send every policy maker in this country to see what high speed rail looks like in practice, and I’d guarantee most would have the same reaction Governor Moore had.

Hanging at the fruit castle this afternoon.

This is the case almost everywhere. There is a reason I say “I work in the illegal business of building places people love.” And it’s not just zoning. Unhinged fire codes and departments are another big culprit.

it's another beautiful day in the city of cincinnati, and another bad day to be a hater 🥰

Hey Greg Landsman: We should be recruiting scientists, teachers, and doctors with signing bonuses and student loan forgiveness.

I'm 38 today. Most would use this as a chance to drop 38 life lessons. Instead, here are 38 weird facts about plants that you probably don't know...use them to impress a random cutie at the coffee shop: 1 - Grass is the most irrigated crop in the U.S., more than corn and wheat

Or don't! You don't have to provide opportunities for your team to stop thinking about the useful details. Avoiding AI can allow you to: - Get to know everyone and their capabilities - Read and understand the data that drives your business - Build actual capacity to grow.