Archive - onHousing

The Townbuilder's Podcast is Returning

I was the host for 2 seasons; Levi Wintz will reboot the franchise in 2025.

Oct 9

A Requiem for The River Arts District

North Carolina's flagship for authentic incrementalism is gone.

Oct 4

September 2024

Bury The Power Lines

Despite Durham's limited budget and ever growing priorities, here's why it should bury more downtown power lines.

Sep 17

August 2024

Aaron Lubeck on the Yeoman Podcast

I sit down with Geoff Graham to discuss the Machine, central planning, and why we both have hope for the future.

Aug 29

Everything, Everywhere, all at Once

The world is loud because everything is always on. If abundance triggers noise that lowers quality of life, can we do anything about it?

Aug 22

Small Homes and Small Lots

Durham, North Carolina's reforms chart a new path to lowered housing costs.

Published on Southern Urbanism • Aug 13

Loud Cities | Cars Ruin Everything

A couple of UK stories prove that if you want livable cities, cars are your #1 problem.

Aug 8

July 2024

What Ebenezer Howard’s Garden Cities Got Wrong

In essay 3 of the series, I look at what new town developers can learn from England's unfinished experiment in citybuilding.

Jul 23

Is Some American Housing “Too Affordable”?

There are calculable and incalculable costs to lowering the floor of housing quality.

Jul 17

A brief detour to honor my old lady

Sally Lubeck passed away 20 years ago this morning

Jul 10

What Can We Learn From Garden Cities?

In this introduction to a multi-part series on building better suburbs, I convey learnings from my recent architectural trip to England.

Jul 4

June 2024

Who Killed the Neighborhood School?

New school designs really suck. It's mostly because they have to.

Jun 26

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