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In Response to Housing Crisis, Mult-Family Building Permits Issued In 10 Days
In response to a regional housing shortage and growing affordability crisis, The City of Kelowna in eastern British Columbia rezoned most...
Jonathan Berk
Jul 12, 20242 min read
Bringing Life Back To Downtown, Our Social, Cultural & Economic Hubs
[Originally Published in the Summer of 2022] From big cities to small towns, the upending of our daily routines around work, school,...
Jonathan Berk
Jun 14, 20249 min read
A Look At How State Governments Are Responding To America's Growing Housing Crisis
As our national housing crisis continues to grow in severity across the Country, coordinated, state legislatures are beginning to pass...
Jonathan Berk
May 22, 20246 min read
Small Developers Are Key to Building More Homes, But They Need Help
Financing Innovations Will Help Everyone Create Great Neighborhoods Jonathan Berk | Special to Banker & Tradesman | May 6th, 2024...
Jonathan Berk
May 6, 20244 min read
'Abutter' Lawsuits Have The Potential To Derail Solutions To Massachusetts' Housing Crisis
Lengthy public processes, numerous hearings and municipal boards are all part of how we build most housing in Massachusetts. It's an...
Jonathan Berk
Apr 29, 20245 min read
Resisting Change In The Name Of "Community Character" Is Actually Destroying It
So much of the pushback to new housing is rooted in fears of change to "neighborhood character." Few in the public seem to realize, or...
Jonathan Berk
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Jonathan Berk
Mar 8, 20240 min read
Gen Z Has Fewer Drivers & Our Communities Are Not Ready
What was once a right of passage for teenagers across America, obtaining a drivers license in high school, is now viewed with far less...
Jonathan Berk
Feb 14, 20242 min read
Massachusetts' Housing Crisis Demands Bold Solutions
After decades of failed housing policy decisions that have lead us to the edge of a cliff with our housing crisis in many parts of the...
Jonathan Berk
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Re:thinking How We Move, Live, Work & Play In Our Cities and Towns
Jonathan was honored to have the opportunity to deliver a keynote lecture at the annual One Cape conference on Cape Cod, Massachusetts in...
Jonathan Berk
Feb 12, 20241 min read
Changing Our Approach To Winter
For many, winter is one of the toughest seasons of the year. There are few hours of daylight, the sun sets at 4pm, cold rain and snow...
Jonathan Berk
Jan 5, 20244 min read
Recovery Playbook: Back to Downtown & Main Street
This post was originally published in 2022 on Strong Towns. I feel most of the information contained is pertinent to today's discussions...
Jonathan Berk
Jan 2, 202410 min read
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