by Hank Dittmar and Brian Falk | Dec 31, 2021 | Position Papers
Background Lean Urbanism is an approach to community-building that requires fewer resources. It is a response to the requirements, complexities and costs that disproportionately burden small-scale developers, builders, and entrepreneurs. The Project for Lean Urbanism...
by Ann B. Daigle | Dec 24, 2021 | Position Papers
Small, Local Enterprises Add Value Place-based enterprises grow out of the economic, social and diverse market needs of the communities they serve. They enhance the character of those communities and brand them to outsiders. Place-based enterprises include factories,...
by Andrew Frey | Dec 4, 2021 | Position Papers
Introduction Owning a small building — or several small buildings — in your city sounds almost romantic. The boulevardier of history owned several small buildings and spent his day strolling up and down the boulevards, checking on tenants, collecting rent. But for...
by Bruce Donnelly | Dec 4, 2021 | Position Papers
The Injustice: Disparate Impact We know literacy tests for voting can have a discriminatory effect even if they are not discriminatory on their face. The same disparate impact hits development and small business. A permit fee that is the same for one house or a...
by Ralph Rosado | Dec 3, 2021 | Position Papers
Barriers Defining the term “regulatory barrier” can be somewhat subjective, but generally speaking, it is an unnecessarily burdensome rule, one that policymakers have the power to alter or eliminate. Regulatory barriers are particularly problematic in the fields of...
by Hank Dittmar | Dec 1, 2021 | Position Papers
About Lean Urbanism The growing movement for Lean Urbanism seeks to address the problem that significant barriers to entry exist for too many potential contributors to community revitalization and development, especially immigrants, Millennials, and the increasing...
