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Shiny Object Urbanism
How Cities Chase Big Projects over Systemic Change
Oct 27, 2025
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We've Lost the Plot
Lessons on Fear and Leadership from Asheville’s Embassy Suites Controversy
Sep 29, 2025
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Billy Cooney
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A City is Not a Cake
There's no recipe to building a great city. So why are so many zoning and road design policies written like there is—and how can loosening standards…
Aug 29, 2025
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Billy Cooney
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Run For Your Life
Broadway's a neighborhood street, not a highway
Aug 26, 2025
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Billy Cooney
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Zoning Won’t Save Us
On the limits of policy and design
Jul 28, 2025
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Billy Cooney
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Between Idealism and Implementation
A Review of Samuel Stein's Capital City
Jul 9, 2025
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Billy Cooney
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Sprawl Doesn't Need a Rebranding Campaign
It Needs More Competition
Apr 14, 2025
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Billy Cooney
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The Impossible Bargain of Feel-Good Politics
In the March 11th City Council meeting in Asheville, NC, Council decided to implement a zoning update with carve outs for neighborhoods identified as…
Mar 24, 2025
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