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We’re featuring mistakes cities & states make in regulating #missingmiddlehousing & will provide info on what to avoid— as well as better approaches. Here's #5. (Hint—it involves parking requirements.) bit.ly/4ff13pA

We’re featuring 5 mistakes cities & states make in regulating #missingmiddlehousing, and will provide info on what to avoid, graphic examples of both good and bad solutions, as well as even better approaches. Here's #4. bit.ly/41DvWR4

We’re featuring 5 mistakes cities & states make in regulating #missingmiddlehousing, and will provide info on what to avoid, graphic examples of both good and bad solutions, as well as even better approaches. Here's #3. bit.ly/3ZnjF0n

We’re featuring 5 mistakes cities & states make in regulating #missingmiddlehousing, and will provide info on what to avoid, graphic examples of both good and bad solutions, as well as even better approaches. Here's #2! opticosdesign.com/blog/missing-m…

We’re featuring 5 mistakes cities & states make in regulating #missingmiddlehousing, and will provide info on what to avoid, graphic examples of both good and bad solutions, as well as even better approaches. opticosdesign.com/blog/top-five-…

#TBT This 2019 interview with @DanielParolek provides a straightforward explanation of #MissingMiddleHousing—what it is, why it "disappeared," & how bringing it back could help address the nationwide housing crisis. apartmenttherapy.com/missing-middle…

#TBT Watch Opticos @DanielParolek share the mistakes he sees communities doing as they seek to create more missing middle housing, explained why this is a problem, and outlined attainable solutions. youtu.be/8idX6YMo3Zo #missingmiddle

In his @NewUrbanists guest post, Opticos' Roger Foreman explains how zoning has nearly made fourplexes & triplexes extinct—but they’re essential for urban diversity. Time to bring them back! 🏡🦖 emergingnewurbanists.substack.com/p/bringing-bac…

Opticos' @DanielParolek appeared on the local news in Tempe this morning to talk @culdesac, walking viewers through how Culdesac’s design features will help mitigate extreme heat & how its buildings adapt & work with the local desert climate. fox10phoenix.com/video/1541228

River City Rising tells Spokane’s innovative response to its housing emergency, using ideas informed by #newurbanism + good city planning. We were honored to be included as @KarenParolek walks viewers how #missingmiddlehousing can help shape its future. opticosdesign.com/buzz/

What happens when Opticos designs a mixed-use neighborhood with a range of housing options? You get West Village—the first walkable neighborhood in The Shoals, complete with our Mews Homes type centered around community courtyards! opticosdesign.com/work/west-vill… #CourtyardChronicles

Join @NewUrbanists and Opticos Design, Inc. for the two-day Urban De-Code where we’ll tour Culdesac and explore the built results of Downtown Mesa’s Form-Based Code, enjoying zoning reform in action. We look forward to seeing you! #newurbanism emergingnewurbanists.org/urban-de-code/…

It's a #TBT and #CourtyardChronicles kind of day! A great piece on a history of courtyards and bungalows in San Diego. There were some rough times for this type of housing during the 80s and early 90s, but they've made a comeback - rightly so! sandiegoreader.com/news/1982/nov/…

Less than a month away! Join @emergingnewurbanists and Opticos for the two-day Urban De-Code where we’ll tour @Culdesac and explore the built results of Downtown Mesa’s Form-Based Code, enjoying zoning reform in action. Join us! emergingnewurbanists.org/urban-de-code/…

Jennifer Settle will lead a workshop on #MissingMiddleHousing at the Northwest Michigan Housing Summit. (For the locals, she recently led the zoning code update for the City of South Bend, winner of the 2021 Richard Dreihaus Form-Based Code award.) housingnorth.org/nwm-housing-su…

#TBT Earlier this year @DanielParolek joined Eduardo Guerrero, an urban designer based in Tucson, where they discussed missing middle housing, and the car-free urban housing project Culdesac. Listen in! #missingmiddle #middingmiddlehousing crossingcitylimits.com/podcast/16-dan…

Opticos’ Megan Reineccius will be presenting at next month's @mpactmobility Transit + Community conference on transit-oriented development. Join us! #MpactPhilly mpactmobility.org/event/its-not-…

.@DanielParolek and @DanielleArigoni make the case on Missing Middle Housing: ✔️We face a severe housing crisis. ✔️The climate crisis is accelerating. ✔️Our nation is aging. ✔️Missing Middle Housing provides choices. nextcity.org/urbanist-news/… #missingmiddlehousing

#TBT In the early 2000s, when we heard about B Corps, it seemed as though we might finally be seeing some light in how we run our business. The question now was: would we qualify? Read about our journey here on how we became a founding B Corp in 2007. opticosdesign.com/why-we-became-…

@Culdesac's average daily temperature in the summer is often 20 degrees cooler. How? One way: courtyard units designed as shallow, one-room-deep buildings to promote cross ventilation, passive cooling & maximal natural light. @NewUrbanism cnu.org/publicsquare/2…