Essay: How We Got Here
A planning methodology forged in practice, shaped by complex environments
Essays on urban planning, zoning, cultural infrastructure,
and the theory of practice behind our work.
Essay: Cultural Infrastructure
A planning practice that builds communities
Essay: The Street as Culture
The public realm as civic infrastructure
Essay: How Centers Form
The conditions that produce vibrant, enduring urban districts
Essay: The Zoning Code as Living Document
Why codes fail and how to write ones that don't
Essay: CAZ Methodology
Identifying the functional heart of a city through layered data
Ideas worth discussing?
We write because we believe planning practice improves when its underlying assumptions are examined and debated. We welcome the conversation.