Through rezoning, the city has an opportunity to foster new housing, businesses, and walkable, vibrant main streets while simultaneously improving the tax base. Read »
We're joined in the studio by Mallory Baches, President of the Congress for the New Urbanism, to chat about their 2027 conference in Minneapolis. Read »
Saint Paul needs to dramatically expand its property tax base to become a financially resilient city — updating its zoning rules to enable “dense” buildings is an obvious first step. Read »
Charlotte's light rail systems, dead malls, and municipal wealth funds Read »
The straggly eastern portion of Northeast Park demanded a collection of relatively straight paths past a shopping center, two cemeteries, and an aerospace company. Read »
Saint Paul waived a zoning cap to let LuLuLand fill a vacant Herberger's, without publicly examining why the cap, or the corridor's transit vision, exist. Read »
The Case Against Food Trucks I was at an urban planning function a while back when someone asked me, “What do you think of food trucks?” “I don’t know,” I replied. “They seem pretty good to me.” “They’re terrible!” he or she declared. “They suck all the business from legitimate restaurants. They’re ruining cities. Instead […] Read »