San Francisco should not have to choose between detached houses, very large double-loaded-corridor apartment buildings, and isolated towers. Mid-rise courtyard blocks offer another model. The City has created new housing capacity and Courtyard Urbanism can help turn that capacity into complete neighborhoods that are dense enough to support urban life, fine-grained enough to feel like San Francisco, and humane enough for families to remain here.

Courtyard Urbanism founder, Alicia Pederson, Ph.D., will join us to discuss courtyard block design and how it can revitalize US cities with family-friendly housing.