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.
Why we need ‘sociable distancing’
The false duality between dense public spaces and isolated private ones misses the complexity of all the diverse—and relatively safe—urban places in between.
Towering madness in Portland
A rebuttal to my friend Rob Steuteville’s recent post.
To fight global climate change, fight global sprawl
The drive-through lifestyle, exported by America and adopted worldwide, is the "operating system for growth" that is a root cause of rising carbon emissions.


