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San Jose and the reemergence of the donut city
After many decades of reinvestment and repopulation, some American downtowns are now showing signs of hollowing out again.
Zoning’s arbitrary lines
On October 25, Nolan Gray of CaliforniaYIMBY addressed an audience at the Kansas City Library on housing and zoning policy as part of the library's Making a Great City speaker series.
A path forward for downtown development
Three new policy recommendations give local leaders tools for reforming their police forces -- without waiting on action from federal or state authorities.
Local policing reform: three ready-to-run solutions
Three new policy recommendations give local leaders tools for reforming their police forces -- without waiting on action from federal or state authorities.
The case against parking maximums
For generations, most American cities have required new businesses or homes to provide off-street parking according to arbitrary formulas. But, like fad dieters dropping a zero-fat regime for a daily pound of bacon, some cities have adopted an opposite but equally arbitrary approach.
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Getting cities back to work
From The Hill
‘Jane Jacobs goals through Robert Moses tactics’
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The real state of the city?
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