Michael Mehaffy
Michael Mehaffy is a strategic planning consultant based in Portland, Oregon, and a leader of the Sprawl Retrofit Initiative of the Congress for the New Urbanism.
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The Grave Health Risks of Unwalkable Communities
Our car-dependent lifestyle has led to a dramatic rise in obesity-related illnesses. But we can do something about it.
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The Real Reason Cities Can Be So Much Greener Than Other Places
How the urban 'network' allows residents to live more efficiently at a number of levels.
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Urban Wonk
The Unbearable Cost of Sprawl
How planners can correct some of the worst excesses of the exurbs
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Urban Wonk
In Defense of Portland's Orenco Station
A rebuttal to a recent Atlantic Cities story on the shortcomings of the New Urbanist community in Oregon
