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Housing <> Rail Trails | Belong Together

Durham's Rail Trail will be cool. Could have been better. Lacks housing.

Jan 28 • Aaron Lubeck

Why Don't We Build on Baltic Avenue?

The restart of the starter home market requires sweeping zoning reforms

Jan 21 • Aaron Lubeck

If I Was to Run Sightline Southeast

The South is desperate for an ambitious urbanist think tank. Here's how I would do it.

Jan 14 • Aaron Lubeck

What I Like About Mews Style Townhomes

My review of a recent proposal in Durham

Dec 31, 2025 • Aaron Lubeck

Cities Must Fix Inspections

Think permitting and inspections reform don't matter? Listen to this hellish account.

Dec 17, 2025 • Aaron Lubeck

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Another year of growth, betterment, and looking forward to 2026

Dec 10, 2025 • Aaron Lubeck

Places that Matter Should Not Be a Finite Resource

Gillian Tindall existed at the crux of planning and preservation. She passed away in October, Age 87.

Dec 2, 2025 • Aaron Lubeck

The Moral Inversion of Progressive City Politics

When words stop meaning anything, cities stop working

Oct 31, 2025 • Aaron Lubeck

The Builder and the Blamer

Why homebuilding humbles the maker—and enrages the idle.

Oct 22, 2025 • Aaron Lubeck

I Got to Review the New California Forever Plan

An epic ambition in townbuilding reveals a loveable new city

Oct 15, 2025 • Aaron Lubeck

Affordability Doesn't Come from Where You Think

Housing advocates have to do better at understanding cost thresholds

Oct 8, 2025 • Aaron Lubeck

What Walk Score Tells Us About Durham

Redfin's simple tool shows us how to build a better city

Aug 27, 2025 • Aaron Lubeck

Architecture Without CAD?

At Notre Dame’s Architecture Camp my daughter learned how to draw a church.

Jul 30, 2025 • Aaron Lubeck

The Math on Durham's Small Lot Reform

Reducing minimum lot size is a prequisite to lowering housing costs

Jul 23, 2025 • Aaron Lubeck

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