Free Range City

Can we code our way out of gentrification?

A look at Denver’s “Unlocking Housing Choices” plan

May 11 • Andrew Burleson

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April 2026

City Life comes from Connectedness

“Walkability” is a red herring

Apr 22 • Andrew Burleson

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What is City Life?

Examining a cultural divide

Apr 7 • Andrew Burleson

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March 2026

Nostalgia and NIMBYism

Meeting our need for meaningful, enduring places

Published on The Deleted Scenes • Mar 24

Toward an aesthetic of progress

Our values will shape our work

Mar 13 • Andrew Burleson

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February 2026

Retro-futurism is the wrong aesthetic of progress

We can't actually go back to the future

Feb 23 • Andrew Burleson

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The school choice

Wrestling with my inner libertarian

Feb 16 • Andrew Burleson

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Everyone can’t have what they want

Even in a free market, one-way ratchets limit our choices

Feb 10 • Andrew Burleson

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January 2026

Interview with Jeff Fong

Strong Towns, transportation, better suburbs, and parenting

Jan 30 • Andrew Burleson

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Sidewalk Repair is State Capacity

Mastering the little things is how we learn to do bigger things

Jan 2 • Andrew Burleson

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December 2025

Large redevelopment projects aren’t the answer

Incremental housing unlocks more supply

Dec 19, 2025 • Andrew Burleson

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Incremental Cathedrals

Thoughts on "moonshots" and when we should take them

Dec 11, 2025 • Andrew Burleson

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