Thoughts About Cities

Planning and Transit seen from an Italian living in North America

Simple truths about city planning & transportation to help you promote healthy infrastructure.

Polymathic Being is a place to explore counterintuitive insights across multiple domains. These essays take common topics and explore them from different perspectives and disciplines and, in doing so, come up with unique insights and solutions.

The Last Ward is where power is brokered, deals are cut, and Chicago’s future is decided. Published by the Chicago Policy Center.

Policy analysis and ideas on how to make Chicago work better.

Covering the future of real estate and the people creating it

Urban history, land use, and transportation

Personal musings of a designer/builder operating at the frontiers of historic preservation, green building, affordable housing and community design.

My personal Substack

Trying to understand the implications of AI for work, education, and life. By Prof. Ethan Mollick

I write about cities, with an emphasis on the Rust Belt

Exploring urbanism, housing, and how to make cities work for everyone

College Towns, where urbanism meets higher education.

Cities, Technology, and the Future

The Substack home of Charles Marohn, founder and president of Strong Towns.

Practical politics for housing reform.

Analyzing and improving government, cities, and our world.

Cities, Progress, and Parenting

Helping you master your money with expert CPA insights, tailored resources, and a personal touch.