Townbuilders

Aaron talks with Mike Hathorne of Commun1ty.one about his unique research within the Mormon (LDS) community along Utah’s Wasatch Front, showing that community and church success both correlate with diverse neighborhoods. His theory, proven by results, is that homogenous housing development makes for weaker communities, and ultimately LDS “ward collapse.” Mike parlays this belief into a strong critique of the build-to-rent development model.

Aaron talks with Brad Lonberger of Place Strategies about his experiences writing form-based codes, the unique idiosyncrasies of development in Texas, urban development in conservative metros, and a teaser for NTBA’s 2021 Fall Roundtable in Ft. Worth, TX.

Aaron talks with Bill Allison of Allison Ramsey Architect about what urbanists have to learn from third world slums, his long running relationship with Habitat for Humanity, and how builders and developers use his massive stock plan catalogue of traditional architecture to create better places.

Aaron talks with Marta Goldsmith, the Director of the Form-Based Codes Institute about the successes of form-based codes, a focal point of the NTBA’s Fall 2021 Roundtable in Ft. Worth, Texas. Marta discusses what form-based codes are, how fast they are expanding, why Euclidean rules are still the norm, and how governments are using form-based codes to return cities to traditional urbanism.

Aaron kicks off the second season of the Townbuilder’s Podcast with the newly appointed Executive Director of the Congress for the New Urbanism, Rick Cole. Rick talks about the need to engage the next generation of New Urbanist practitioners, the state of the organization, the timelessness of the Charter’s principles, and how he hopes to pivot CNU to ensure organizational success for decades to come.

Aaron chats with John Marsh of Marsh Collective and Redemptification from Opelika, Alabama http://redemptification.com
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Aaron discusses co-housing, affordable housing, and urban development strategies with Eli Spevak

Aaron talks with Frank Starkey, a developer in New Port Richey, FL and board member of the Congress for the New Urbanism

Aaron talks with Ward Davis about financing for good urbanism, what works and what does not. Davis is principal at High Street Real Estate & Development, developer of The Village of Hendrix, in Conway, Arkansas, and currently developing two new urban neighborhoods and various infill projects in rapidly growing northwest Arkansas. Previously, Mr. Davis was a corporate finance investment banker with a focus on private equity and head of acquisitions for a public Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).