planning

For more than half a century, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has been used to block new residential (and other) projects.  read more »

This 3 minute presentation explains why both aircraft engine design and subdivision design remain stagnant.  read more »

On October 10, The Wall Street Journal published a review of “Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World” by Sara Bronin of Cornell University.  read more »

Australia, much like America, is a nation of suburbs. The overwhelming majority of its people live, work and play in the suburbs  read more »

According to Urbanize Austin:

“An apartment complex marketed to middle-income downtown workers, especially those interested in reducing or eliminating their personal vehicle use  read more »

In too many metropolitan areas, housing is no longer affordable for middle-class households, especially in  read more »

On October 18, AEI’s Ryan Streeter discussed the changing global urban demographics with a panel of contributors to the forthcoming volume The Future of Cities (AEI, 2023).  read more »

The City of Minneapolis “cannot enforce its controversial long-range plan eliminating single-family zoning  read more »

It’s a new world for sure, but for better or worse — or simply different? What kind of world is being created, and how will it affect developing countries, big cities, suburbs and smaller towns around the world?  read more »