Patterns of Development

Patterns of Development

By Kyle Gulau: Missing Middle DeveloperEducation
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Patterns of Development episodes

  • #38: Weekly - Timber, Playability, Markets
    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)
    8 min
  • #37: Weekly - Backyard, Play, Cable cars

    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)

    6 min
  • #36: Weekly - Mixing, Awards, Musicians

    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)

    8 min
  • #35: Weekly - Paris, Montreal, Mix
    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.
    5 min
  • #34: Weekly - Utopia, (Not)Smart, Minimums
    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)
    8 min
  • #33: Weekly - Decoupling, Overestimation, Activity Centers
    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)
    8 min
  • #32: Weekly - Ideas, Density, Apartments
    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)
    7 min
  • #31: Weekly - Bonus, Investment, Big Box
    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)
    7 min
  • #30: Weekly - Wellness, Biophilic, Blockchain
    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)
    6 min
  • #29: Weekly - Fourplex, Policy, Appleton
    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)
    7 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.