Patterns of Development: Recent Episodes
Kyle Gulau: Missing Middle Developer
Kyle Gulau is a builder of missing middle housing. He has presented with the Incremental Development Alliance and Strong Towns. He was awarded Western Michigan Universities 30 under 30 and Southwest Michigan's Small Business Founder award for his work related to incremental real estate development.
In this show, Kyle Gulau breaks down what other planners, developers, and architects are doing in their cities, digging deep to find tools, tactics, and tricks listeners can use. These patterns of development are presented in less than 10 minutes, every week.
CitiesTok is on the scene. Builder sentiment is changing. And Oregon considers some regulation changes.
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Bike storage is more than a bent pipe attached to some concrete. A better use for underground transportation? Condo association of the future.
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Transportation technology of the era shapes our urban form. Smart cities dead (at least in Toronto)? More protected bike lanes.
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There are lots of ways to consider making a complete street. The 12cs of transportation consideration and ridesharing is down in Seattle.
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Interest rates won't drop until inflation appears to be slowing. The U.S. has a new record for median household price and the culture of zoning.
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Our single-family psyche creates a tragedy of the commons. Micro mobility expands into small cities. Venture capital stops paying for your ride.
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Why is stick build construction STILL a thing? Form follows finance and the White House attempts to help out. Plus loan application data.
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There's a correlation between commute time and office occupancy. What do you do when you can't turn a parking spot into a park? Ballpark update.
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Total housing sales drop. Interest rates rise. Pension funds boost their holdings in REITs.
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Let's talk about the different grid types and where they're most commonly found. Also checking in on Minneapolis 2040. How's it going up there?
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If population growth is flat why is demand for homes so high? A public bank in Philly. The paradox of what everyone wants and why it's a bummer.
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A majority perceive a housing affordability problem but current homeowners feel like their current situation is fine. Also, asphalt art.
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Two surveys that demonstrate our confusion around density and city planning. Changes on the U.S. emerging real estate market index.
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Cleveland, OH going for 15 min vibes. How does the cooperate with bigger developments? What do all real estate developers have in common?
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Missing middle housing continues to be missing. Digital twins give planners and developers new ways to forecast and another pedestrian win.
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How does a senior housing rebrand fit into real estate development? And data in favor of farmer's markets and active transportation.
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The housing shortage continues. As supply remains limited, demand increases prices. A resource for small developers wondering how to get started.
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Micro apartments continue to be built. A project to replace a downtown highway. High speed rail connecting an airport to downtown.
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Passive housing has a sweet spot with multifamily housing? 1 score card for planning and development. MVP density.
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Introducing Live Work 2.0. A new version of the Live Work conversation. Where can we get walkability with affordability? Texas roads smh.
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Ideas for attracting remote workers (pros/cons). Multifamily construction update. Million dollar cities.
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Put your farmers market downtown. Benefits include: creating a circular economy, accessibility, and harmony with existing business.
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Humans are generally bad at estimating. Places where automobiles operate are dangerous. 55 recommendations for housing in Ontario, Canada.
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Building bike infrastructure in the United States. Hawaii's Bill 7 and another cable car system.
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Analysis of changes to parking requirements. Missing middle housing is more appealing if you, "blend it in." Consider safe systems for roads.
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Most popular EV in the United States in 2021? A migration pattern named after food? Is the world getting uglier?
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Record number of apartments being build in the City of Brotherly Love. A large car free zone in Berlin. New zoning regulation in Massachusetts.
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Take some space back from cars. Facts about who's driving and who's not. Keep that experience velocity low.
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Eliminate parking requirements. Proceed with caution on large infrastructure projects. Real Estate mental model: Size, Price, Location. Pick one.
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The speed of communication has caught up to architecture. Sprawl affects us all and the theory of walkability.
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No surprise, the data shows that people are moving south and west. The case for and against the suburbs. And the corner store as last mile.
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Zone your "Eds and Meds" the same way you would your favorite neighborhoods. If you haven't heard, the housing market is hot. And a framework.
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A case study of Zillow's "ibuying" business serves as a cautionary tale for anyone looking to get into the real estate market.
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A hybrid transit strategy that covers a variety of use cases. Toronto's thinking "missing middle". USA apartment conversions are at a record high.
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Commercial real estate continues to be, well, weird. A solid source for parking mandate updates and the flipside of e-commerce in communities.
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Ecommerce continues to impact the future of our urban fabric, bike parking problem, and more on supply and demand for affordable housing.
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The pandemic bike boom is real. Ithaca, NY is the first US town to operationalize a decarbonization plan and Phoenix is considering housing.
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Electric cars are still cars, they need to be stored but how do we charge them? Where are the car-free neighborhoods in the US? And a dormitory.
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An attempt to regulate the supply/demand issue in housing, an economic approach to alternative transportation, and Paris Mayor Hidalgo’s Act 2. Check out show notes for links to sources, context outside the episode, and episode transcript.
A big development in Chicago starts looking for zoning, mixed-use zoning is so last decade, and the push for outdoor seating to be permanent. Check out show notes for links to sources, context outside the episode, and episode transcript.
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here. This week:
World's tallest timber tower (3 min read). As of Q3 2021, over a thousand buildings in the United States have used the same method (source) More insights into building a playable city (pdf: 64 pages) by design firm Urban Conga.(marketing site) 3 strategic actions for supporting city markets (5 min read)
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities.
What are the patterns of development?
I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here.
This week:
How public space transforms a city. (4 min vid. Apparently, I'm on a Montreal binge...)
"The most comprehensive and holistic ranking of bicycle-friendly cities on planet earth." (1 min read. Bonus points for awesome data visualization)
Playable public space is next? (3 min read)
Rethinking urban transportation. (6 min read. Paywall possible)
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities.
What are the patterns of development?
I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here.
This week:
Why did front yard business become illegal? (8 min vid)
And a follow up: the mixing middle (Review competition criteria - Canada)
How one award highlights the debate on the future of transportation (4 min read) Musician, Brian Eno on street design. The image alone will get you thinking. (33 min read: paywall possible)
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here. This week: On Sunday, Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris was car-free. (2 min read)
This summer, 13 streets in Montreal have been designated to be mostly or fully car-free 24 hours a day. (7 min vid) Design your own street scape.
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here. This week:
Covered by many, I think this is the original story on Telosa. The, "city of the future" (5 min read) One recent example of smart city challenges (4 min read, paywall possible) Another data point in the conversation for removal of parking minimums. (4 min read)
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here. This week: We haven't been able to separate transportation and land use in urban planning (4 min read) Retailers have skewed perception of mobility habits (2 min read) Density and proximity naturally create activity centers (10 min read)
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here. This week: 10 ideas to improve life in small and midsize cities (5 min read - paywall possible) Senate Bill 9 passes in California. An opinion in favor (2 min read) and against (4 min read) Apartment construction remains strong in the United States (7 min read)
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here. This week: What happens when your city can't find anyone to work for them? (4 min read)
Best practices for public space investment (6 min read)
The people who tried to fight big box stores in the 90s were right (3 min read - twitter thread)
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here. This week:
The next real estate frontier? (2 min read)
Biophilic design and its relation to wellness. Short (3 min read) Long (64 page pdf)
If it's not about how we design the space, it's how the transactions will be different? (List of 21 real estate blockchain companies)
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here. This week:
Fourplex legislation in San Fransisco (both articles, 5 min read) Rethinking economic development policy, specifically for smaller towns (4 min read) A point of view case study of Appleton, WI (10 min read)
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here. This week:
Seattle Bill 120081 ...and the relationship between these 3 ideas: Supply and Demand - two thoughts from an economist (1 min read)
AMI - (4 min read)
Proforma basics - (5 min read)
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here. This week:
The work from anywhere index. (data table)
The hot "new" type of commercial real estate. (4 min read)
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here. This week:
Stronger cities have shorter commutes? (3 min read) Economic development should be focused on transportation? (7 min read) Florida's boring? (2 min read) Property price growth in the US (2 min read) Mobility as a service (3 min read)
On this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here.
This week:
Owner-occupied duplexes create opportunities for new homeowners. (6 min read) Use solar energy to offset the cost of the internet. (5 min read) Denver reduced minimum parking requirements. (5 min read) Bring back corner stores (3 min read)
Hey everybody it's Kyle. Where, on this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here. This week I learned about:
Fixing the Suburbs in the Montreal Area, Slowly but Surely (5 min read) xratedcheese killed it responding in this thread (reddit thread) 3 patterns learned from the housing beat (4 min read)
Hey everybody it's Kyle. Where, on this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here.
This week I learned about:
No one wants their neighborhood to be an experiment. (5 min read)
5 things happening in Europe. (6 min read)?
Infrastructure expenses are institutional. (7 min read)
Robots on bike paths? (3 min read)
Hey everybody it's Kyle. Where, on this podcast, I share, discuss, ponder, and try to connect some dots through the best content I've discovered each week related to urban planning, architecture, and cities. What are the patterns of development? I want to share with you case studies, examples, ideas, that might inspire you where ever you're at in your journey as a developer, real estate agent, city staff, builder, or citizen. If you don't have time to read, I'm trying to break down the patterns here.
This week I learned about: Communities are creating small-footprint, urban forests. (12 min read). Catch the TED Talk here. (4 min vid). The business making it happen.
Outdoor dining award in NYC. (wsj paywall, 3 min read). Here's the program page.
Bring back streetcars? (5 min read)
This week I learned about: How the creation of a new bank could help pay for our infrastructure. (3 min read)
5 alternative city models for the future. (20+ min read)
Buffalo changed their zoning rules. How's it going? (5 min read)
How we experimented with street design to help small businesses. (3 min read) Who's streets are they now? (paywall - 4 min read) The Federal Highway Administration released a draft of proposed changes to the Manual for Uniform Traffic Control Devices. (4 min read). Timeline of activity here.
Parking increases rent, decreases affordable housing. 2 sources: National (USA) Data Set, Minneapolis.
For fun, the most expensive parking space in the world? (2 min read)
The Queen Mary might sink in place. (5 min read) Semi-related: Oakland considering a new ballpark (4 min read) Local communities in Virginia no longer can deny building permits to projects because they contain affordable housing. (4 min read) 3d model of your town coming soon? (2 min product landing page) 15 highways that split our cities and could go away soon...(20+ min read)
NYU Professor Scott Galloway has created, written, and is teaching about the Trillion Dollar Algorithm. The T-Algorithm is a reverse-engineered playbook that dissects the success of The Four (Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple).
In this episode, I consider the second half of the algorithm. How might verticle integration, the Benjamin Button effect, visionary storytelling, and likeability be applied to our cities? Is there any opportunities for differentiation? In keeping with my podcast promise (less than 10 minutes), I'm covering the second half of the T-Algorithm in this part 2 of 2 mini series.
NYU Professor Scott Galloway has created, written, and is teaching about the Trillion Dollar Algorithm. The T-Algorithm is a reverse-engineered playbook that dissects the success of The Four (Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple).
In this episode I consider how appealing to human instinct, becoming a career accelerant, growth and margins, and "the rundle" might apply to our cities and if there are opportunities for differentiation.
In keeping with my podcast promise (less than 10 minutes), I'll cover the other half of the T-Algorithm in a part 2 episode.
"What we are seeing most demand for in our portfolio is in the transit-oriented projects and walkable communities." (3 min read) Neighborhood investment funds can help create more inclusive economies in cities. (4 min read) How to make consumers more aware of the dangers of SUVs and trucks? (3 min read) Another city reduces minimum parking requirements (4 min read)
Some creative thoughts and discussion around single-family housing. (Reddit thread) Explore Tokyo suburbs (4 min read) Los Angles housing design challenge winners. (Interactive) Parking destroys cities (behind a paywall - 6 min read)
A creative way to advertise walking. (3 min vid) More data supporting affordable housing is a supply and demand issue. (46-page pdf) Bad news. Supply is extremely limited right now. (6 min vid) Urban doesn't mean big city. (6 min read)
'Triumph of the City' by Edward Glaeser is a gem that shares insights into why cities are our greatest accomplishment.
Humans, Not Buildings Economic Diversity A Hub For Entertainment Sprawl Affects Us All
Visualize and plan your complete street. (Interactive) What's up with the word luxury? (7 min read) A recipe for affordable housing. (3 min read) Talkin' fast in this one!
Parking requirements block affordable housing: La Times (5 min read) and Laura Friedman and Donald Shoup (8 min read) "Why all the buildings look the same" follow up. (10 min read) Modern architecture in Vietnam (4 min read) A story about a local bookstore opening during the pandemic (7 min read)
Why do all these new developments look the same? (8 min vid) "When is the housing market going to crash?" is trending on Google search (5 min read) NFTs matter in urban planning? (3 min read)
This week I learned about: Cycling > electric cars for net 0 cities?
Cities are coming back?
2 sides to the American Jobs plan: Let's go and maybe not?
A city from a child's perspective (180 page ebook) and young families in cities (interactive)
High speed rail meme (8 min read)
Autonomous vehicles loosing investment? (5 min read)
Are electric cars better for the environment? (infographic)
A comic on the urban history (and future?) of pandemics (5 min read)
How many days did you save with 0 commute life? (infographic)
Tools for pedestrian first thinking (interactive site)
Public spaces and life in Istanbul (63 page, highly visual pdf)
1st principles for urban transportation (23 page pdf)
Urban sprawl's affect on upward mobility (10 min read)
Less miles driven but higher vehicle deaths in 2020 (2 min read)
This week I've been considering: How might a "blockchain" city be the future of real estate development? (5 min read) Washington DC data pointing toward bike boom (2 min read) How is America moving? (3 min read) What does senior city advocacy group, AARP, think about community? (24 page pdf)
Bookstores essential to 15 minute neighborhood? (3 min read) Is your city a 15 minute neighborhood? (Play around on this cool web app for 5 mins) Missing LARGE?!? housing (6 min read) If you haven't read about the missing middle do that first. State and local transportation agencies place a higher value on speed (and avoiding delay) than they do on safety. (6 min read)
Importance of activating the ground floor (post COVID strategy) New legislation modifying the rehabilitation tax credit. Additional context here. Transportation Sec. Buttigieg with Laura Bliss at CityLab - 8 min vid. Seattle with another push into the "cutting edge". No new gas stations in Petaluma.
- The Gehl Door Average.
- Electric cars are still cars.
- NYC to rezone commercial space to address affordable housing?
- Bike lane expansion in Toronto expanded access to jobs
- A moment of optimism for pedestrian first planning? Berlin is taking steps this week.
- How one developer in Tampa Bay (a big one) is prioritizing pedestrians. Bonus: a satirical take on not having a downtown.
- A deep dive into the 15 minute neighborhood by OG of new urbanism Andres Duany.
- 6ft wide house for sale at $1.3m. Follow up: commentary on value per acre among other things.
Everyday I search for patterns in real estate development - what makes for better traffic? What's in a city's best interest? Why do some places feel better than others? I read and watch 100’s of pieces of content, then I share and discuss the best each Thursday.
Whether you're a community board member, city planner, concerned citizen, small developer, real estate agent, live in the city, live in the suburbs, live the 0 commute life, or drive for hours - there's something here for you. What are the patterns of developing a successful city?
My promise to you, is that for the next 52 weeks, I will share news, data, stories, and work from experts in less than 10 minutes. Talk to you soon.