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Comparing Interfaces: Real Urbanism versus Immitation Urbanism

Comparing Interfaces: Real Urbanism versus Immitation Urbanism

Today we’re going to take a look at some of the residential infill development that has taken place in Midtown, and see what a difference good interface can make.
If you haven’t read the background material on this one, here’s a quick summary. Interface is the connection between public and private space. It’s the street, the [...]

Property Value Theory, Part 1: People-Productivity

Property Value Theory, Part 1: People-Productivity

Continuing from my earlier post on Transportation Theory, today I wanted to take a look at property values, and what creates value in land. Again, these are my own words, but are drawn from the extensive graduate research I did as well as my professional experience as a real estate consultant.
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Two Kinds of Productivity
Fundamentally land [...]

Transportation Theory

As a prelude to some further examination of the transportation issues in Northwest Houston, I wanted to take a few minutes to distill some transportation theory. The theory I’m going to talk about today is my own expansion of the well-established idea of a transportation hierarchy. I came up with this as part of my [...]

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