• Applying an Equity Lens to the 15-Minute City

    If you, like me, have been scrolling the internet a lot over the past year, you may have come across the term “15-Minute City,” or even (recently) its more provocative cousin, the “1-Minute City.” The 15-minute city (or occasionally, the 20-minute city) is an urban planning concept that’s gained mainstream popularity as COVID-19 has forced…

  • Three Ways to Remove Barriers to Affordable Housing in Urban Neighborhoods

    Here are three things every city can do to help make it easier to build more affordable homes: 1. Eliminate minimum lot size requirements 2. Legalize up to four units on any residential lot 3. Eliminate minimum parking requirements American cities of all sizes and stripes are facing affordable housing shortages, many at crisis levels.…

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