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The Moral Inversion of Progressive City Politics
When words stop meaning anything, cities stop working
Oct 31
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Aaron Lubeck
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The Builder and the Blamer
Why homebuilding humbles the maker—and enrages the idle.
Oct 22
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Aaron Lubeck
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I Got to Review the New California Forever Plan
An epic ambition in townbuilding reveals a loveable new city
Oct 15
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Aaron Lubeck
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Affordability Doesn't Come from Where You Think
Housing advocates have to do better at understanding cost thresholds
Oct 8
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Aaron Lubeck
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What Walk Score Tells Us About Durham
Redfin's simple tool shows us how to build a better city
Aug 27
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Aaron Lubeck
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Architecture Without CAD?
At Notre Dame’s Architecture Camp my daughter learned how to draw a church.
Jul 30
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The Math on Durham's Small Lot Reform
Reducing minimum lot size is a prequisite to lowering housing costs
Jul 23
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Aaron Lubeck
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$1.1m Per Affordable Home?
What the Chicago Mayor's tweet tells us About the failure of mass media on housing
Jul 16
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Aaron Lubeck
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The Anderson Test
Let's start grading cities on how serious they are about housing affordability
Jun 25
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Aaron Lubeck
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Equity is in The Backyard
BEHIND THE MIC SERIES #7 | Architect Eric Kronberg lays out strategies for our lowest-wealth neighbors to provide housing.
Jun 18
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Littler, Part 2
Why restaurantuer ownership opportunities are critical to a building a city's identity
Jun 10
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Aaron Lubeck
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Littler, Part 1
What the final days of a beloved restaurant say about ownership and placemaking
Jun 5
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Aaron Lubeck
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How North Carolina Punished My 16 Year Old for Studying Architecture
A personal story shows how local education policies actively discourage kids from pursuing rigorous careers in housing
May 30
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The Coming Renaissance
Why the next 5 years will usher in a Golden Age of Urbanism
May 21
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