Post-Covid New York and the Rebirth of the Regional City
02.16.2021
There are important implications for downtowns across the country.

There are important implications for downtowns across the country.
02.16.2021
There are important implications for downtowns across the country.
There are important implications for downtowns across the country.
02.03.2021
For decades, high-volume roadways have marred the downtowns of cities. It’s time for a “Big Rethink.”
For decades, high-volume roadways have marred the downtowns of cities. It’s time for a “Big Rethink.”
02.02.2021
Where household income is a diversity issue.
Where household income is a diversity issue.
02.01.2021
It’s time for these anti-urban relics to go.
It’s time for these anti-urban relics to go.
01.28.2021
It’s time for a complete shift in our approach to American cities.
It’s time for a complete shift in our approach to American cities.
01.12.2021
For K–5 students, understanding how cities are put together starts by making urban space a personal experience.
For K–5 students, understanding how cities are put together starts by making urban space a personal experience.
10.27.2020
Rising from the ashes: a new, more nimble organization that is applying lessons learned.
Rising from the ashes: a new, more nimble organization that is applying lessons learned.
09.30.2020
The thoughtful city-making prescriptions of Steven Peterson and Barbara Littenberg.
The thoughtful city-making prescriptions of Steven Peterson and Barbara Littenberg.
09.28.2020
Introducing the “perennially out of touch” Paul Koretz.
Introducing the “perennially out of touch” Paul Koretz.
08.17.2020
Solving one problem adds troubles somewhere else. The region needs to think holistically.
Solving one problem adds troubles somewhere else. The region needs to think holistically.
08.13.2020
An early morning stroll in an Olmsted-designed park.
An early morning stroll in an Olmsted-designed park.
08.11.2020
A crucial lesson with great implications for planning and engagement.
A crucial lesson with great implications for planning and engagement.
08.10.2020
His attempt to end local control of housing development echoes attempts in the Golden State.
His attempt to end local control of housing development echoes attempts in the Golden State.
08.06.2020
The pandemic and its aftermath highlight longstanding problems, but also present opportunity.
The pandemic and its aftermath highlight longstanding problems, but also present opportunity.
07.29.2020
An excerpt from The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles and Beyond.
An excerpt from The Urban Mystique: Notes on California, Los Angeles and Beyond.
07.14.2020
He spent the better part of his career reconciling his formal training with his lived experience as a Gay Chicano.
He spent the better part of his career reconciling his formal training with his lived experience as a Gay Chicano.
07.06.2020
How do we plan for communities in flux?
How do we plan for communities in flux?
05.27.2020
Climate change will demand that we act.
Climate change will demand that we act.
04.20.2020
Cultural forces shape us; thereafter, we shape our buildings.
Cultural forces shape us; thereafter, we shape our buildings.
04.05.2020
People “expect that the city will keep running, but they’re looking to me to console and reassure.”
People “expect that the city will keep running, but they’re looking to me to console and reassure.”
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