Michael RodriguezInfrastructure: A DefinitionAs President Biden continues to promote the administration’s historic proposed $2.3 trillion American Jobs Plan (aka “the infrastructure…Apr 16, 2021Apr 16, 2021
Michael RodriguezinGENThe White House Could Be Forcing You To Take a LoanThanks to Trump, millions of Americans might unwittingly take a loan they didn’t ask for in the first placeAug 31, 20203Aug 31, 20203
Michael RodriguezNo one is banning your suburb, calm downIn response to Mr. Stanley Kurtz and National Review.Jul 1, 2020Jul 1, 2020
Michael RodriguezCommercial real estate has a whiteness problem[This article was originally published on Greater Greater Washington]Jul 1, 2020Jul 1, 2020
Michael RodriguezAn anti-racist reading list for urbanists and real estate professionalsI am without words after seeing communities of color speak out — act out — against decades of inequality. The brutal, senseless killing of…Jun 1, 20201Jun 1, 20201
Michael RodriguezDC development will continue when we recover, and it marches eastA lot of talk about economic recovery in cities has been something like this: there was a NY Times shot across the bow blaming density for…May 26, 2020May 26, 2020
Michael RodriguezReal wages post non-historic growth in 2019, bolstered by state minimum wage increasesOne common measure of “the economy” is the wages of American workers who are not managers or supervisors, and their inflation-adjusted…Feb 3, 2020Feb 3, 2020
Michael RodriguezFor Housing Affordability, Warehouse the RichLocal residents might complain about cranes and “luxury” developments, but the truth is that cities with the strongest economies have not…Apr 10, 2019Apr 10, 2019
Michael RodriguezThe Growth as an Opportunity MachineThis review covers four urban scholarly works that explore questions of growth and its consequences. First, there is the seminal work of…Mar 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019
Michael RodriguezLet’s Teach Children PlanningOriginally published on Planetizen.com, WASHINGTON, D.C. Sept. 24, 2009Mar 1, 2019Mar 1, 2019