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Field notes, research summaries, and insights on sustainable urbanism from our collective
2025-01-05 • 6 min read
Lessons From The World's Most Walkable Cities
What Copenhagen, Barcelona, and Tokyo teach us about designing human-scale urban spaces.
Read post →2024-12-28 • 5 min read
Materials That Age Well
Engineering research on sustainable building materials for tugurios.
Read post →2024-12-20 • 6 min read
Policy In Motion
Working with local government to implement bike infrastructure.
Read post →2024-11-25 • 6 min read
Climate Adaptation, Not Just Mitigation
Why coastal communities need infrastructure for the climate we have, not the climate we want.
Read post →2024-11-18 • 4 min read
Resilient Streets Start With People
Why neighborhood-first planning makes infrastructure that lasts.
Read post →2024-10-15 • 8 min read
Building Codes Are Broken (And How We Fix Them)
Why regulations designed for safety often prevent affordable, sustainable housing.
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