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Courtyard Urbanism: The Best of Both City and Suburb
Dr. Alicia Pederson is a writer and advocate who encourages cities to adopt courtyard urbanism, a style of development where mixed-use buildings surround a shared courtyard. Today, she joins Norm to explain the benefits of this development style and how to advocate for it. ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES Drawing by Leon Krier 6 housing reforms that could help make courtyard blocks possible. Read more from Alicia: Urban Courtyard (X/Twitter) “Chicago’s affordable housing plan demands a courtyard block blueprint” Chicago Tribune “The courtyard block solution to Chicago’s family flight problem” Chicago…
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