The Surprising Stickiness of the “15-Minute City”

I was initially skeptical of the 15 Minute City concept, which seemed like old wine in a new bottle. But I came to a different conclusion after digging into it. Thanks to Martin Pederson at Common Edge for publishing this piece, and to the World Economic Forum for republishing it—reaching tens of thousands of readers. An excerpt: “Indeed, the decentralization of work is not going to kill the city, it’s going to save it. There will be a lot of creative destruction along the way, but that is how the city renews itself: from within. The cities that don’t decentralize work …

An Original Influencer

I’m thrilled to contribute to a booklet honoring the career of urban planning Professor Susan Fainstein, an influencer extraordinare and pioneer of the Just City framework. I had the honor of taking classes with her at Columbia and we’ve remained friends ever since. The booklet is more than a celebration of her career but also a wide-ranging discussion about planning over the past fifty years. She has greatly influenced the trajectory of the field by teaching thousands of students, advising on at least 40 PhD dissertations, as well as researched and written influential books and articles. The video interview that …

Thought Leadership in Urban Planning

  It was a pleasure crafting an article for Planning Magazine on behalf of Dan Marsh of NDC, Seth Pinsky of RXR Realty, and Luiz Aragon, Development Commissioner of New Rochelle. Titled “Skin in the Game,” the piece goes in-depth about an innovative, market-based planning process that is wildly successful for redeveloping downtown New Rochelle. This public-private-nonprofit collaboration is creating dense, transit-oriented development with significant community benefits baked into the process while protecting surrounding neighborhoods. This is exactly how cities will succeed economically, socially, environmentally. This planning process works. See the whole article (PDF): NEW ROCHELLE_1218-1