Housing Ideas to Preserve Green Zones

Why are we stuck with the same suburban dream from the 1950s? Five suggestions for a different approach. Also: an order for electric planes and a bookselling turnaround story.

Dear Reader,

I was tempted this week to reference some important developments in the news and write about the famous people we lost in recent days (Pelé, Pope Benedict XVI, Vivienne Westwood, Barbara Walters, Anita Pointer of the Pointer Sisters), but other publications have a lot more to say.

Instead, I’ve chosen to focus on some ideas about housing d…