Mostly urbanism, every day

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I write every day (except Sundays) about urbanism, broadly understood—zoning, land use, housing, development, urban design, small towns, homeownership, small businesses, the American roadside—plus a smattering of other topics, like retail and company histories, food/restaurants, video games, and old technology.

Here are a few of my favorite pieces that might give you a sense of how I come at the topics/issues I work on:

Backyard Coffee And Jazz In Kyoto, Japan (my most-read piece ever!)

That Damned Elusive Parking Spot

Suburbia Was a Housing Program

Remember That You Were Born

Prices Aren’t Metaphysics

The Housing Famine

There’s a Small Hotel

Kids And The City

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