Michael Mehaffy
Michael Mehaffy is a development consultant, researcher, planner, designer, author, and president of Structura Naturalis Inc. He will be leading a session at CNU 34 in Northwest Arkansas on “Small Towns Leading the Way on Zoning Code Reforms,” and discussing the QUIMBY methodology along with White Salmon mayor Marla Keethler and others.
Towering madness in Portland
A rebuttal to my friend Rob Steuteville’s recent post.
How Charles was right (it’s probably not what you think)
As the former Prince of Wales moves into a new and more circumscribed role, many people are reassessing his legacy for planning and design—but some are still missing a key point.
Why we need ‘plug and play urbanism’
New Urbanism needs an optimum combination of standardization and customization, drawing lessons from other industries—and from natural systems.