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The Bottom-Up Revolution - Courtyard Urbanism: The Best of Both City and Suburb

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Dr. Alicia Pederson is a writer and advocate who encourages cities to adopt courtyard urbanism, a style of development where mixed-use buildings surround a shared courtyard. Today, she joins Norm to explain the benefits of this development style and how to advocate for it.

ADDITIONAL SHOW NOTES

  • Drawing by Leon Krier

  • 6 housing reforms that could help make courtyard blocks possible.

  • Read more from Alicia:

    • Urban Courtyard (X/Twitter)

    • “Chicago’s affordable housing plan demands a courtyard block blueprint” Chicago Tribune

    • “The courtyard block solution to Chicago’s family flight problem” Chicago Tribune

    • “A better way to approach the challenge of Lincoln Yards” Crain’s Chicago Business

    • Norm Van Eeden Petersman (LinkedIn)

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