Form Follows Financing

More than anything, financing determines how our cities are built. It’s not the fancy documents planners put together…

Defining Affordable Housing

My first career job out of college was working for a non-profit Affordable Housing developer. When I started…

The Importance of Fiscal Solvency

In 2012, the City of San Bernardino, California declared bankruptcy. The housing crash of 2008 had…

Killing Ourselves Through Building (The Wrong Things)

Don’t just Buy American, Buy Local

President Trump is making a big push to return manufacturing to American shores. Communities that…