The arcane controversies of planning codes will never stir up much excitement. Continue reading
A crack in the code
Risky routes: the world’s oil chokepoints
Robin Mills is head of Qamar Energy and a non-resident fellow at the Brookings Doha Center. His report, Continue reading
Review of Planning Chicago
Planning Chicago by Jon DeVries and Brad Hunt, calls for a return to big ideas Continue reading
Calumet area vision
During 2005-08, I led a non-profit environmental organization in the industrial Lake Calumet area. Continue reading
Chicago
Chicago is one of the world’s great cities but its future isn’t so certain. Continue reading
Transportation plan for Cook County
Cook County once led the way in planning for and building the expressways that now run through the heart of the city. Continue reading
Baku
I occasionally travel to the Caucasus region and enjoy visiting the city of Baku. Continue reading
Masdar City combines ancient practice and modern technology
Masdar City in Abu Dhabi is a very interesting attempt to build a low-carbon sustainable city in the Middle East. Far from creating a sudden Utopia, Continue reading