He was… #LeonKrier

At the foamer holy grail in Chongqing, China.

I’m a Cold War kid. This is still relevant… unfortunately.

Why Seattle renters struggle to find this coveted option As housing costs grow and new rules pile up, single-family rental homes are increasingly expensive and rare.

there is a direct correlation between seattle's zoning codes and building codes and the lack of family sized homes in this city

single stair can solve this - but in most of city where apartments are legal, FAR is so high that single stair doesn't pencil

www.seattletimes.com/business/rea...

I’m a Cold War kid. This is still relevant… unfortunately.

I bought John King's book, PORTAL, in 2024 and finally have time to read. Its focus is Ferry Building, but it's really the story of what makes cities succeed or fail. Along with Season of the Witch and Cool Gray City of Love, it's reqd for understanding SF
@wwnorton.com

What do I win?!? (This is Baby Kitty)

Inglewood. April 7, 2026. 📸: Pam Springsteen

No respect…

A favorite mural in mid-cities, San Diego.

It’s true…

Padres rule (but never give out puffy jackets again, please and thank you).

“Cities are a collection of self-interested entities who need each other at close contact so they can have daily profiting from each other.” On why zoning is destructive. - Leon Krier

10 out of 10 no notes.

14-feet of urbanization

Designing miles and miles of walkable urban neighborhoods, districts, corridors, and a downtown… drawing for days and days (1’=200’)…

The effective federal corporate income tax rate:

1950: 50%
1990: 25%
2020: 13%

Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate.

That is how we will pay for it.

I colored it… (this is procrastination, manifested!)

And Havana?

New urbanist colleague, @siegman.biz is presenting better fire protection rules at the upcoming @newurbanism.bsky.social Congress.

Edinburgh Fire Engine-1824.

James Braidwood.

Edinburgh's Master of Engines, Scotsman James Braidwood, went on to be the first director of what would become the London Fire Brigade. He died in a fire in London in 1861.

Looking back on the Great Fire of Edinburgh which tore through Old Town The Great Fire of Edinburgh saw mass destruction in the Old Town and claimed 13 lives

The origin of the world's first municipal fire brigade:

London

Honor and restore all worm logos

Rare image of a stork delivering a baby!

If you’re interested in why it’s so hard to achieve better cities, listen to (and share) this. It was a turning point for me…a culmination of years of increasing determination to call out lies and disinformation, and the beginning of a thought process that eventually lead to @urbantruth.bsky.social.

During Covid, urban guru and @cnunewurbanism.bsky.social godfather, Leon Krier, and I filmed long-format conversations about various topics as he was ‘trapped’ in his Guatemala City studio designing the new neighborhoods of Cayala. Incredible city building insight here: youtube.com/@howardblack...

Astronaut-Oriented Development!

#LeonKrier #CayalaConversations on #GuatemalaCity YouTube video by Howard Blackson

Thanks for sharing and including me on your list. I lost my social media ‘voice’ since moving to blsky, Xitter, like everything, had its successful moments but it turned ugly and I haven’t used this platform as successfully. I’m trying to connect & add useful content: youtu.be/KYKVmHjbEkk?...

The dirty secret about city building is that most great cities we love have burned down completely to the ground, but I don’t recommend it as a redevelopment tool. See: vimeo.com/935639783

@hblackson.bsky.social @opticosdesign.bsky.social @mottsmith.bsky.social @wrirosscities.bsky.social @lloydalter.bsky.social @matthutchins.bsky.social @amyturner.bsky.social @sustainabletall.bsky.social