Published 02/08/2026

We are excited to continue our discussion of Escaping the Housing Trap with Chapter 2: Building the Trap. This chapter describes traditional building patterns and starts to explore the regulatory and financial history that has caused the United States to move away from those patterns... If you do not have access to a copy of the book, please consider reading these freely available articles instead:

The Earliest Roots of the Suburban Experiment by Daniel Herriges

How Fannie Mae Puts a Chokehold on Local Home Financing Solutions by Charles Marohn

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Event Details: 133 Elm St, New Haven, CT - March 5, 2026 - 6pm

Published 01/11/2026

We often talk about housing as a basic human need - shelter. At the same time, our entire economic system treats it as a primary vehicle for building wealth - an investment. Can it truly be both? ...

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Read Chapter One of Escaping the Housing Trap, or this Discussion Article

Event Details: 63 Audubon St, New Haven, CT - January 15, 2026 - 6pm

 Published 10/22/2025

After our Crash Analysis of the intersection at Willow St and Nicoll St, The City of New Haven Engineering Department has proposed a new design that will make the intersection safer for all. The new design features multiple traffic calming elements including curb extensions, a raised intersection, and raised medians. It's great to see The City of New Haven following Strong Towns principles.

Published 10/01/2025

A strong city or town needs to make sure that its land use is productive: that is, that the activity taking place on that city's land is creating enough wealth to support the infrastructure and services needed for that place to continue to exist and thrive. That's why it's useful to consider the value per acre our cities and towns are providing. Modern American auto-oriented development generates less value than traditional development. We made a map to visualize this for Connecticut. Click here to view it.