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SITE PLAN SATURDAY | Johnson Square | Ward Davis, High Street
"Work has started on #JohnsonSquare, a 74-acre #development valued at approximately $200 million. Together, Ward Davis, Morgan Hooker, Bob Hill and, Gerald Johnston want to develop a c#ommunity envisioned as being an #economic catalyst."

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Sep 6

SITE PLAN SATURDAY | Poundbury | King Charles III and Leon Krier
"King Charles III and his close collaborator, the #NewUrbanist #architect Leon Krier, have endured withering criticism over the years for the traditional yet innovative town they created."

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Aug 29

Surface parking #Tulsa, #Oklahoma.
It's hard to build a city around this.

via @HaydenClarkin

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Aug 4

Save the date for #CNU's 34th Annual Congress.
Northwest Arkansas, May 12-16, 2026

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Aug 2

SITE PLAN SATURDAY | Glenwood Park | Charles Brewer
The site of a former concrete recycling center two miles east of downtown #Atlanta is now a vibrant, mixed-use, traditional #neighborhood development (TND). Its design is not only #architecturally-intriguing, but also environmentally #sustainable.

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Jul 5

SITE PLAN SATURDAY | Las Catalinas | Charles Brewer
"A great emphasis on #walkability, a rich and beautiful public realm, and the joy of getting around under your own power. Many areas of the beach town and hilltowns will have severe restrictions on the use of automobiles, or be altogether #carfree"

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Jul 2

What does craft beer teach us about crafting cities? More choice allows for innovative development. Read more in Southern Urbanism: https://www.southernurbanism.org/p/how-legalizing-craft-beer-with-state

SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Jun 28

Affordable
Community
Grace

via Architect Jeremy Sommer

SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Apr 10

"In far too many #progressive #cities, our officials are opting for policies they would like to see work, instead of trusting the #data on what actually works," argues Coby Lefkowitz.

Read the full piece at Southern Urbanism:
www.southernurbanism.org/p/progressiv...

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Apr 10

What can #housing #development in college towns can teach us about #placemaking and building #cities for fun and #community?

Read SU fellow Sonia Birla's interview with developer @StudentRentalPro:

www.southernurbanism.org/p/renting-in...

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Aaron Lubeck @aaronlubeck.bsky.social · Apr 10

Most developers build to flip.

Ward Davis builds like he’s still going to own it in 2055.

No buzzwords. No exit strategy. Just walkable places that get better with time.

I wrote about his quietly radical approach onHousing:
👉 loom.ly/DPGkGuc

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Mar 17

Every week, we publish new essays written by some of the best urban development talent in the country.

Most of the content is free.
Be sure to subscribe via southernurbanism.org.

#development #retwit #housing

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Nov 16

"People are entitled to choose the kind of home they want, based solely on their own preferences." - Luca Gattoni-Cello reports.

Link via Bio

#yimby #NoVa #publiccommentary #planning #zoning

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Nov 16

Architecturally speaking, what is the South's most important city?

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Dec 11

He's an #MLS Great turned urbanist.

@orlandocitysc.bsky.social's Tesho Akindele believes professional athletes are uniquely positioned to become world-class developers.

Read his persuasive essay here: southernurbanism.org/p/citybuildi...

#MLS #soccer #urbandevelopment

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Dec 11

Correct. The Durham market is booming, yet reform lowered the FLOOR of the market.

Humans don't buy a median prices home (a data point that people overvalue), they buy the home that is best for them.

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Nov 16

What if intersection crossings were designed for #pedestrians, not vehicles?

#newurbanism #CNU #Yimbyf="/hashtag/YimbyAction" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#YimbyAction #Yimby #bikeped

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Nov 16

In 2019, the City of Durham, North Carolina, passed a set of tranformative reforms known as Expanding Housing Choices. 🧵

The full summary via link:
https://www.southernurbanism.org/p/small-homes-and-small-lots
#reform #zoning #durham #urbanplanning #affordability

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Nov 16

Architecturally speaking, what is the South's most important city?

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Nov 16

What if intersection crossings were designed for #pedestrians, not vehicles?

#newurbanism #CNU #Yimbyf="/hashtag/YimbyAction" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#YimbyAction #Yimby #bikeped

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Nov 16

"The City of Raleigh and its Office of Strategy and Innovation is seeking to further its public-private partnerships. The latest effort was a 2023 ADU Pitchfest..."

#raleigh #adu #affordability #zoning #reform

Full article via link in bio.

SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Nov 16

Dallas' Hensley Field development showcases the tension between big master-planned projects and smaller incremental ones.

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#dallas #incrementaldevelopment #ReTwit #texas

SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Nov 16

Architect and design theorist Christopher Alexander was born this day 90 years ago. He was the author of the urbanist design bible "A Pattern Language," among others. Artwork by #DhiruThadani.

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SOUTHERN URBANISM @southernurbanism.bsky.social · Nov 16

"People are entitled to choose the kind of home they want, based solely on their own preferences." - Luca Gattoni-Cello reports.

Link via Bio

#yimby #NoVa #publiccommentary #planning #zoning

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