"This Town Is Great, Why Would Anyone Want To Live Here?"

Urbanism as localism that isn't obstructionism

My HOA keeps sending out updates about a proposed apartment project on HOA-governed grounds, assuring us that they’re doing everything they can to stop it and that they hear our concerns. I wrote about that proposal in my neighborhood, my first experience listening in on a public input session, and how absurd our whole land-use system is.

I wrote a lot i…