Isegoria » Urbanism https://www.isegoria.net From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:54:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 It’s not just because Americans wanted more space https://www.isegoria.net/2026/06/its-not-just-because-americans-wanted-more-space/ https://www.isegoria.net/2026/06/its-not-just-because-americans-wanted-more-space/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:16:54 +0000 Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54431 https://www.isegoria.net/2026/06/its-not-just-because-americans-wanted-more-space/feed/ 0 Elements of public spaces that accommodated the very young, the very old, and people with disabilities led everyone to use a space more https://www.isegoria.net/2026/06/elements-of-public-spaces-that-accommodated-the-very-young-the-very-old-and-people-with-disabilities-led-everyone-to-use-a-space-more/ https://www.isegoria.net/2026/06/elements-of-public-spaces-that-accommodated-the-very-young-the-very-old-and-people-with-disabilities-led-everyone-to-use-a-space-more/#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:08:46 +0000 Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/?p=54384 https://www.isegoria.net/2026/06/elements-of-public-spaces-that-accommodated-the-very-young-the-very-old-and-people-with-disabilities-led-everyone-to-use-a-space-more/feed/ 6 A country can’t get rich by making housing scarce https://www.isegoria.net/2026/02/a-country-cant-get-rich-by-making-housing-scarce/ https://www.isegoria.net/2026/02/a-country-cant-get-rich-by-making-housing-scarce/#comments Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:59:07 +0000 Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/?p=53919 https://www.isegoria.net/2026/02/a-country-cant-get-rich-by-making-housing-scarce/feed/ 0 A critical problem is one that people are willing to pay a considerable price to have solved https://www.isegoria.net/2025/12/a-critical-problem-is-one-that-people-are-willing-to-pay-a-considerable-price-to-have-solved/ https://www.isegoria.net/2025/12/a-critical-problem-is-one-that-people-are-willing-to-pay-a-considerable-price-to-have-solved/#comments Wed, 10 Dec 2025 13:53:00 +0000 Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/?p=53763 https://www.isegoria.net/2025/12/a-critical-problem-is-one-that-people-are-willing-to-pay-a-considerable-price-to-have-solved/feed/ 2 We really don’t know what it would be like to live in a red city in a red state https://www.isegoria.net/2025/08/we-really-dont-know-what-it-would-be-like-to-live-in-a-red-city-in-a-red-state/ https://www.isegoria.net/2025/08/we-really-dont-know-what-it-would-be-like-to-live-in-a-red-city-in-a-red-state/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:03:47 +0000 Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/?p=53364 https://www.isegoria.net/2025/08/we-really-dont-know-what-it-would-be-like-to-live-in-a-red-city-in-a-red-state/feed/ 3 Only six commercial towers over 300 metres were built in the US in the first two decades of this century https://www.isegoria.net/2025/07/only-six-commercial-towers-over-300-metres-were-built-in-the-us-in-the-first-two-decades-of-this-century/ https://www.isegoria.net/2025/07/only-six-commercial-towers-over-300-metres-were-built-in-the-us-in-the-first-two-decades-of-this-century/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2025 23:28:14 +0000 Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/?p=53297 https://www.isegoria.net/2025/07/only-six-commercial-towers-over-300-metres-were-built-in-the-us-in-the-first-two-decades-of-this-century/feed/ 2 This inverts the historical pattern and creates local variety and global conformity https://www.isegoria.net/2025/07/this-inverts-the-historical-pattern-and-creates-local-variety-and-global-conformity/ https://www.isegoria.net/2025/07/this-inverts-the-historical-pattern-and-creates-local-variety-and-global-conformity/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:34:49 +0000 Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/?p=53253 https://www.isegoria.net/2025/07/this-inverts-the-historical-pattern-and-creates-local-variety-and-global-conformity/feed/ 2 As far as fire risk is concerned, these areas combine the worst aspects of wildland and urban environments https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/as-far-as-fire-risk-is-concerned-these-areas-combine-the-worst-aspects-of-wildland-and-urban-environments/ https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/as-far-as-fire-risk-is-concerned-these-areas-combine-the-worst-aspects-of-wildland-and-urban-environments/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:54:03 +0000 Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/?p=52674 https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/as-far-as-fire-risk-is-concerned-these-areas-combine-the-worst-aspects-of-wildland-and-urban-environments/feed/ 4 Despite severe economic stagnation, Japan is still a desirable place to live and work https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/despite-severe-economic-stagnation-japan-is-still-a-desirable-place-to-live-and-work/ https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/despite-severe-economic-stagnation-japan-is-still-a-desirable-place-to-live-and-work/#comments Mon, 24 Feb 2025 14:13:41 +0000 Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/?p=52668 https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/despite-severe-economic-stagnation-japan-is-still-a-desirable-place-to-live-and-work/feed/ 4 The medieval house might have been built to specifications approved by a rodent council https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/the-medieval-house-might-have-been-built-to-specifications-approved-by-a-rodent-council/ https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/the-medieval-house-might-have-been-built-to-specifications-approved-by-a-rodent-council/#comments Sun, 23 Feb 2025 15:21:15 +0000 Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/?p=52666 https://www.isegoria.net/2025/02/the-medieval-house-might-have-been-built-to-specifications-approved-by-a-rodent-council/feed/ 5