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Real Estate Urban Planning Affordable housing Housing

Will California Get Out Of Its Own Way?

February 6, 2023February 5, 2023 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments Accessory dwelling unit, accessory dwelling units, ADU, adus, bay area, california, california housing crisis, california housing prices, cities, densification, Density, exclusionary zoning, granny flats, housing, housing development, population density, san jose, sb9, subdivision, Urban planning

Zoning reform has become a flashpoint for political debate in the United States. While it intuitively seems like it would

Getting Rid Of Your Car Could Make You Happier

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments ann-kathrin hess, beck's depression inventory, bicycle, bike, bike infrastructure, biking, car culture, car shedding, cars, cars and happiness, cost of car ownership, Density, honda fit, infrastructure, jeff speck, non-motorized infrastructure, non-motorized transportation, Porsche Taycan, public transit, transportation infrastructure, walking

A new research paper assesses the perceived happiness of households that have gotten rid of their car. Turns out that it might actually be good for your brain! There is a catch, though, and it’s not going to work for everyone.

Policy Urban Planning Mobility Parking Government

Ann Arbor Axes Parking Minimums. In Michigan, That’s Huge.

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments ann arbor, Density, detroiters for parking reform, donald shoup, far, parking, parking garage, parking lots, parking policy, parking policy reform, parking policy reform network, parking pricing, parking space, parking spaces, parking structures, property tax revenue, shoupista, street parking, strongtowns, tax revenue, the high cost of free parking, urban heat island, which cities have eliminated parking minimums

The city of Ann Arbor officially abolished parking minimums yesterday with the passage of an amendment to the city’s development

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Urban Planning Policy Housing

Those People: NIMBYism in America’s 17th-Wealthiest County

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments Accessory dwelling unit, ADU, bethesda, bethesda maryland, DC, Density, district of columbia, euclidean zoning, form-based code, housing, housing shortage, montgomery county maryland, upzoning, use-based code, warshington dc, Washington DC, why is housing so expensive in dc, Zoning, zoning classification, zoning codes, zoning reform

If you, like me, are a part-time transplant resident of the District of Columbia– and are a policy nerd, no

Real Estate Urban Planning Mobility Housing

Greenways, The Ultimate High-Density Corridor Development Tool?

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments active living, adaptive reuse, affordable housing, AMI, bde maka ska, corridor, corridor development, cycling infrastructure, Density, density bonus, Detroit, displacement, Gentrification, high-density development, housing, housing development, inclusionary zoning, industrial corridors, industrial redevelopment, joe louis greenway, lake calhoun, lake harriet, low-density, luxury rentals, market rate rentals, mid-density, midtown greenway, minneapolis, minneapolis midtown greenway, mixed-income, mixed-use, new construction, nonmotorized infrastructure, nonmotorized transportation, pedestrian infrastructure, real estate, real estate development, recreation, rental housing, safe streets, the out-of-doors, transit corridors, YIMBY

Nat compares the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis to the Joe Louis Greenway in Detroit, which broke ground this past week.

Detroit Urban Planning

Awake, East Warren! Dreaming Mixed-Use in Detroit’s Farthest-Flung Corridor

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments affordable, affordable housing, apartments, bank, banking, banks, densification, Density, Detroit, east english village, eddie carrington, euclidean zoning, flux, flux city, form-based zoning code, grosse pointe, invest detroit, joe rashid, multifamily housing, parking minimums, real estate, real estate development, rental, street parking, surface parking, traditional main street overlay, upzoning, use-based zoning code, warren, Zoning

A new, mid-density development project on Detroit’s far east side is materializing, heralding a new dawn for a corridor that has struggled with autocentric, low density and disinvestment for decades.

Business & Economics Historic preservation Urban Planning Transit infrastructure

Detroit Fairgrounds Site: Alternatives to Permanent, Monumentally Bad Decisions

October 6, 2020October 5, 2020 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments 8 mile, adaptive reuse, brooks patterson, brownfield, dave coulter, DDOT, Density, Detroit, duggan, economic development, eight mile, francis grunow, historic preservation, mike duggan, preservation, QLINE, redevelopment, RTA, SMART, state fairgrounds, state fairgrounds site, transit, transit infrastructure, woodward, woodward avenue

The State Fairgrounds site is centrally located, and it’s huge. Too huge to make some monumentally bad decisions about permanently turning it into a Shelby Township-style strip mall.

Detroit Historic preservation Mobility Transit infrastructure

Tour of Ford’s Michigan Central Station Project

September 22, 2020September 21, 2020 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments adaptive reuse, biking, corktown, dearborn, Density, Detroit, detroit international bridge company, economic development, Ford, ford motor, historic preservation, land use planning, matty moroun, Michigan Central Station, micromobility, mobility, Mobility Corridor, moroun, multi-modal transportation, new mobility, public transit, regional transit authority, RTA, scooters, southeast michigan, speculation, train station, train stations, trains, transit, transit infrastructure, trump, urban living

Michigan Central Station, the iconic, hulking, centenarian structure that has sat vacant for decades, is perhaps the flagship redevelopment project

Urban Planning Public transit

Travel Writing: Density, Mobility, and Dreams of a Better New York

February 3, 2020February 10, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments brooklyn, Density, historic preservation, hudson yards, manhattan, MTA, new jersey transit, new york city, NJ transit, north jersey, POCACITO, public transit, shwarma, stephen ross, TIF

I spent the long MLK weekend in New York City for some family visits, friend visits, professional prospecting, and some

Alleys: The Back Road To Sustainable Development

January 13, 2020February 10, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments Accessory dwelling unit, ADU, affordable housing, alleys, Cadillac Escalade, combined sewer overflow, CUBA, currently unsubsidized but affordable, Density, Ford F150, garages, green stormwater infrastructure, GSI, infrastructure, naturally occurring affordable housing, NOAH, residential construction, southwest detroit, stormwater infrastructure, stormwater management, stormwater retention

Alleys, an oft-forgotten component of the urban fabric, have transformative potential for infrastructure and real estate.

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