How Finland fixed homelessness while the US fails: home vs. shelter by Kirsten Dirksen on October 12, 2025 Meet the American idealists inspired by Finland’s model to end homelessness. It all started when they noticed something odd from …
Flying over the cuckoo’s nest—2025 edition: mental illness & homelessness by Nicolás Boullosa on August 28, 2025 How social changes, housing policy, and neglect worsen mental health and homelessness in America. Lessons from history and abroad show …
Go West (conditions apply): the New Frontier is not a place but a gut feeling by Nicolás Boullosa on August 22, 2025 The American Dream was once a horizon, not a gated path. It carried a collective promise. But living in places …
Could Quiet Van be healthier than Home? His story might surprise you by Kirsten Dirksen on January 26, 2025 In Southern California, where wildfires and housing shortages displaced countless residents, alternative living options like RVs and vans are more …
4 generations, 4 homes, 1 lot: Vancouver family builds own private neighborhood by Kirsten Dirksen on January 5, 2025 To help their kids afford housing in the Vancouver area, John and Kathleen Higgins demolished their family home of three …
Business districts reinvented? Downtown LA from the 80s to now by Nicolás Boullosa on August 29, 2024 Unlike the backtothelanders from the 60s-70s, the 80s yuppies revered office work and lively downtowns. When the digital world upends …
Living car-free in the Arizona desert: inside Culdesac Tempe (full walkthru) by Kirsten Dirksen on February 12, 2024 Just outside sprawling Phoenix, a car-free neighborhood built from scratch has gone up, the first one of its kind in …
Backyard prefab blended perfectly. So she installed it in front by Kirsten Dirksen on June 25, 2023 Jennifer Til’s family home in Silicon Valley sits on a big wide lot perfect for adding a second house, but …
TX teacher builds space-saving container home at materials cost by Kirsten Dirksen on June 4, 2023 Micah Woods taught woodshop and welding to high school students, but he dreamed of using his skills to build his …
Dignifying urban/rural lives: decentralization done right by Nicolás Boullosa on September 13, 2021 Recently, someone brought up this logical paradox: most people who are urban are not elites. And most “urban elites” grew …
