yorroDec 5, 20216 minThe NIMBY 5th Column: Planners in Local GovernmentAt this point in my career I have learned, implemented, and written sections of a number of zoning codes in a few different...
yorroOct 21, 20214 minThe Problem with Minimum Bike Parking RequirementsParking minimums of any kinds are problematic when based off of some ostensible causal relationship with land use. Bike parking minimums...
yorroOct 7, 20213 minFailures of The MisobserverAre a bunch of cars in the driveway of a single family home a manifestation of a strong preference for motor vehicles, or an indicator of...
yorroOct 7, 20213 minTaking On Your Local DOTAnyone who has ever been involved with or given comment on any sort of road expansion project knows that departments of transportation...
yorroDec 18, 20204 minThe Myth of the "Affordable" Tear-DownIt shouldn't need to be said, but if an old single family dwelling gets torn down and replaced with something newer or bigger, it...
yorroOct 1, 20205 minWhy Is the US Transportation System So Bad? Clues from 1968The planners' desk reference from the 1960s reveals the early missteps that led to the automobile-centered built environment of today. It...
yorroSep 10, 20208 minBoise Boomtown: Missing the Bigger PictureBoise decision makers scratching their heads about how to get more housing. When it comes to meaningful land use reform and better...
yorroAug 20, 20204 minParking Minimums: The Only Truly Effective Form of Inclusionary ZoningSubstitute "parking spot" for "housing unit" and these two policies are essentially the same. I work in housing, and I am generally...
yorroAug 6, 20207 minThe Presence of Transit Doesn't Make Driving Not ConvenientThe concept of Transit Oriented Development (TOD), relies on the thinking that if you build enough housing/retail/whatever close to...
yorroJun 23, 20206 minHow The System Suffocates The Natural Production of HousingPeople are always trying to build more housing, but it's the system of zoning, land use rules, and complaints from nearby residents with...
delormeJun 19, 20205 minIndividualist Auto Culture: Gaps at the Heart of Autonomous Vehicle Safety The technological and regulatory basis for autonomous vehicle (AV) development will cement modern-day automobile individualism into our...
pugsleyJun 15, 20204 minWalmart--a metric for walkability? Policy makers who say "our residents won't walk that far" may be missing the fact that many of their constituents regularly do. Las...
yorroJun 5, 20208 minHomeownership & Disparities in WealthIf anyone is serious about the racial wealth gap, the only way to fix it is by sharing wealth directly. Say a guy goes to prison for 50...
yorroMay 29, 20204 minSnout Houses Aren't The ProblemUrbanists of all types love to hate on snout houses, but the solutions proposed by most zoning codes (and discussions of the problem...
yorroMay 27, 202011 minTrip Generation is NonsenseIn the late 1840s, a physician named Ignaz Semmelweis was working in the maternity ward of Vienna’s general hospital when he noticed that...
yorroMay 27, 20203 minWhy a New American Planning?Urban planning is a fascinating field, except when you have to deal with it at the local level. But it's not even the planners that are...