Southern Urbanism
Southern Urbanism, Aaron Lubeck, Billy Cooney, Eli SmithThe curated content unlocking the stories of those building better cities in the South.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 187 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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Better Invisible Than Heavy
Written by columnist Jaime Izurieta
In 1906, San Francisco lost 60% of its housing stock in a single morning. Somehow, there was no ‘housing crisis.’ As embarrassing as it should be to politicians and activists who’ve made fortunes...
The Moral Inversion of Progressive City Politics
Politics in a blue city are strange because struggles for power don’t unfold through policy, but through vibes, and by extension, language. Factions seeking narrative control during elections use buzzwords to convince citizens that they are...
City on a Hill?
Fenton’s “town square.”
This essay by columnist Nick Larkins will be discussed in our Tuesday, May 5th Happy Hour at 4pm. You can find it right here on Substack, where we’ll be livestreaming!
CARY, NC | Recently, I chanced t...
Shiny Object Urbanism
The Beltline in Atlanta. Image from Atlanta Magazine
Wikipedia defines shiny object syndrome as “the situation where people focus undue attention on an idea that is new and trendy, yet drop it in its entirety as soon as something new can t...
Announcing: Fresh Columnists for 2026-2027
Hi all. It’s Aaron.
Many of you know me as a designer & builder in Durham, NC; others know me through national movements of townbuilding, incremental development, and new urbanism.
As the founder of Southern Urbanism, I am thrilled to a...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
A digital magazine for the South.
Designer & builder with a career in historic preservation, green building, affordability and new urbanism. He the founder of Southern Urbanism @aaron_lubeck
Urban planner and writer.
Writing on faith-based housing for the Faith-Based Housing Initiative and Southern Urbanism.
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