‘Urban form’ and the housing crisis: Can streets and buildings make a neighborhood more affordable?
As of 2007, most humans live in cities. Though this is a relatively recent trend, many of our settlements contain street, block, and building patterns that have developed over centuries. These patterns—which collectively make up what we call “urban form”—are far from a neutral backdrop: they influence who lives where, what businesses find footholds in which locations, and what makes some areas … ⌘ Read more