Herriges Rezoned: A City Shaped by Many Hands

Incrementalism is not an end in itself. Nor is it about a “small-is-beautiful” aesthetic for its own sake. Instead, it’s a practical pathway toward resilient, financially sound places.

Vernacular Is Beautiful—If We Would Just Allow It

The work of this small-scale developer shows why cities shouldn’t be so restrictive about building in their own vernacular.

Is it 2021 or 1961 at America's DOTs?

Here’s a roundup of five highway boondoggles that are threatening neighborhoods right now in the U.S. Think of it as a hall of shame.

Herriges, Top StoryDaniel HerrigesSeptember 16, 2021highways, freeway widening, freeways, urban freeways, race, texas, south carolina, neighborhoods, oregon, louisiana

A National Infrastructure Bank is a Stupid Idea

A bill in Congress is pushing for a National Infrastructure Bank, which would mean (in theory) bold federal action to address America's infrastructure crisis. It's a big idea. It's also a really bad one.

Wasting Time, Wasting Money

What’s the cost of wasting 12 years?

Marohn, Top StoryCharles MarohnFebruary 8, 2021suburban experiment, south carolina

Here's What *Not* to Do to Your Small-Town Main Street

How one small town in South Carolina destroyed everything that makes downtown downtown.

Top StoryDaniel HerrigesDecember 3, 2020small towns, rural, highways, downtown, main street, stroad, south carolina

Closing the Doors on a "Bad Party" in Lake Wylie, South Carolina

A town in South Carolina just banned all new growth. The Upzoned podcast returns with a look at the challenges facing exurbs that can’t afford the growth they worked so hard to achieve.

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsFebruary 19, 2020south carolina, growth ponzi scheme

Broad is the Road that Leads to Destruction

We’ve been taught that a growing city inevitably needs wider highways. Even those who oppose specific road projects often accept this premise. But is it actually true?

A City Shaped by Many Hands

Incrementalism is not an end in itself. It’s not about stubborn insistence on some sort of small-is-beautiful aesthetic for its own sake. Incremental development is a practical means to the end of resilient, financially sound places.