Patterns of Development

Patterns of Development

By Kyle Gulau: Missing Middle DeveloperEducation
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Patterns of Development episodes

  • #48: Weekly - For, Against, Corner Platform

    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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    9 min
  • #47: Weekly - Campus, UP, Distance

    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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    8 min
  • #45: Weekly - Micro, Toronto, Conversion

    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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    8 min
  • #44: Weekly - Working, Mandates, Flipside

    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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    7 min
  • #43: Weekly - Basic, Time, Free

    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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    9 min
  • #42: Weekly - E-Bike, Decarb, Vacant

    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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    7 min
  • #41: Weekly - Free, Brooklyn, Windowless

    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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    9 min
  • #40: Weekly - Ban, Pigovian, Velo

    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.

    9 min
  • #39: Weekly - Big, Last, Push

    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. 

    8 min

About Patterns of Development

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Kyle Gulau, a missing middle housing developer, has received Western Michigan University's 30 under 30 and Southwest Michigan's Small Business Founder awards for his incremental real estate development work. A member of his community's economic development board and past presenter with the Incremental Development Alliance and Strong Towns, Kyle is passionate about demystifying why missing middle housing is missing.