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On Prosperity’s Road
Local action to solve global problems and build a better world
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Climate Change
Housing Affordability
Local Economy
Fiscal Solvency
Public Health
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Climate Change will Radically Alter Our Economy and Society
Climate Change will Radically Alter Our Economy and Society
Our only option is to respond to climate change. Do we do it by making the future better, or reacting to a warming & chaotic planet?
Grant Henninger
Feb 20, 2019
The Great Green City
The Great Green City
The most environmentally friendly thing a city can be is a great city.
Grant Henninger
Feb 6, 2019
Retail space for local businesses
Retail space for local businesses
The conventional wisdom is that we’re facing a retail apocalypse. Malls are dying, rents at regional shopping centers are collapsing. While…
Grant Henninger
May 23, 2018
Public Engagement is Broken
Public Engagement is Broken
The process is about mitigating impacts, not optimizing outcomes.” -Peter Park
Grant Henninger
May 21, 2018
#CNUFuture
#CNUFuture
As part of her President’s address to CNU 26, Lynn Richards asked what the next big goal of CNU should be. Over the past three decades, CNU…
Grant Henninger
May 19, 2018
Financing Drives Everything
Financing Drives Everything
I have said before that what gets financed gets built. Listening to the discussion here at CNU26 really drives that point home. The very…
Grant Henninger
May 17, 2018
Welcome to CNU26
Welcome to CNU26
I’m spending this week in Savannah, Georgia for the 26th Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU 26). I’m hoping to write a few short posts…
Grant Henninger
May 15, 2018
Climate Change
Ethical Uses of Our Carbon Budget
Ethical Uses of Our Carbon Budget
Today, every time we get in a car, every time we turn on a light or appliance, every time we buy something, we use up a bit more of our…
Grant Henninger
Mar 14, 2018
Steepening problems
Steepening problems
The problems that cities face are steepening. The longer we wait to address them, the harder they become to address. This is a concept that…
Grant Henninger
Mar 1, 2018
Form Follows Financing
Form Follows Financing
More than anything, financing determines how our cities are built. It’s not the fancy documents planners put together or the blueprints…
Grant Henninger
Feb 17, 2017
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