Opticos Design

Passionate urbanists, cyclists, advocates for much needed zoning reform, and creators of #MissingMiddleHousing concept.

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We’re featuring mistakes cities & states make in regulating #missingmiddlehousing & will provide info on what to avoid— as well as better approaches.

Here's #5. (Hint—it involves parking requirements.)

https://t.co/CU8xdgrgI0

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We’re featuring 5 mistakes cities & states make in regulating #missingmiddlehousing, and will provide info on what to avoid, graphic examples of both good and bad solutions, as well as even better approaches.

Here's #4.

https://t.co/M3jgZWGHuQ

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We’re featuring 5 mistakes cities & states make in regulating #missingmiddlehousing, and will provide info on what to avoid, graphic examples of both good and bad solutions, as well as even better approaches.

Here's #3.

https://t.co/QVGBAgqo2a

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We’re featuring 5 mistakes cities & states make in regulating #missingmiddlehousing, and will provide info on what to avoid, graphic examples of both good and bad solutions, as well as even better approaches.

Here's #2!

https://t.co/sWL2pL77cj

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We’re featuring 5 mistakes cities & states make in regulating #missingmiddlehousing, and will provide info on what to avoid, graphic examples of both good and bad solutions, as well as even better approaches.

https://t.co/Ua35f3eDx4

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#TBT

This 2019 interview with @DanielParolek provides a straightforward explanation of #MissingMiddleHousing—what it is, why it "disappeared," & how bringing it back could help address the nationwide housing crisis.

https://t.co/3kqYpFYwET

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#TBT

Watch Opticos @DanielParolek share the mistakes he sees communities doing as they seek to create more missing middle housing, explained why this is a problem, and outlined attainable solutions.

https://t.co/eH5Mx35C59

#missingmiddle

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In his @NewUrbanists guest post, Opticos' Roger Foreman explains how zoning has nearly made fourplexes & triplexes extinct—but they’re essential for urban diversity. Time to bring them back! 🏡🦖

https://t.co/g70NoQxlcw

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Opticos' @DanielParolek appeared on the local news in Tempe this morning to talk @culdesac, walking viewers through how Culdesac’s design features will help mitigate extreme heat & how its buildings adapt & work with the local desert climate.

https://t.co/3HPQIHG6MI

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River City Rising tells Spokane’s innovative response to its housing emergency, using ideas informed by #newurbanism + good city planning.

We were honored to be included as @KarenParolek walks viewers how #missingmiddlehousing can help shape its future.

https://t.co/ER4L4DAgCA

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What happens when Opticos designs a mixed-use neighborhood with a range of housing options? You get West Village—the first walkable neighborhood in The Shoals, complete with our Mews Homes type centered around community courtyards!

https://t.co/o48ORcZ1Ze

#CourtyardChronicles

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Join @NewUrbanists and Opticos Design, Inc. for the two-day Urban De-Code where we’ll tour Culdesac and explore the built results of Downtown Mesa’s Form-Based Code, enjoying zoning reform in action.

We look forward to seeing you!

#newurbanism

https://t.co/qdEgLc2Owh

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It's a #TBT and #CourtyardChronicles kind of day!

A great piece on a history of courtyards and bungalows in San Diego. There were some rough times for this type of housing during the 80s and early 90s, but they've made a comeback - rightly so!

https://t.co/xWjiOhCzKC

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Less than a month away!

Join @emergingnewurbanists
and Opticos for the two-day Urban De-Code where we’ll tour @Culdesac and explore the built results of Downtown Mesa’s Form-Based Code, enjoying zoning reform in action.

Join us!

https://t.co/qdEgLc2Owh

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Jennifer Settle will lead a workshop on #MissingMiddleHousing at the Northwest Michigan Housing Summit. (For the locals, she recently led the zoning code update for the City of South Bend, winner of the 2021 Richard Dreihaus Form-Based Code award.)

https://t.co/nLZtq5uhU3

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#TBT

Earlier this year @DanielParolek joined Eduardo Guerrero, an urban designer based in Tucson, where they discussed missing middle housing, and the car-free urban housing project Culdesac.

Listen in!

#missingmiddle #middingmiddlehousing

https://t.co/j757TkCa2G

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Opticos’ Megan Reineccius will be presenting at next month's @mpactmobility Transit + Community conference on transit-oriented development.

Join us!

#MpactPhilly

https://t.co/FwFITrjJRk

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.@DanielParolek and @DanielleArigoni make the case on Missing Middle Housing:

✔️We face a severe housing crisis.
✔️The climate crisis is accelerating.
✔️Our nation is aging.
✔️Missing Middle Housing provides choices.

https://t.co/2jnR74CCg5

#missingmiddlehousing

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#TBT

In the early 2000s, when we heard about B Corps, it seemed as though we might finally be seeing some light in how we run our business. The question now was: would we qualify?

Read about our journey here on how we became a founding B Corp in 2007.

https://t.co/bJsIjARfqV

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@Culdesac's average daily temperature in the summer is often 20 degrees cooler. How?

One way: courtyard units designed as shallow, one-room-deep buildings to promote cross ventilation, passive cooling & maximal natural light.

@NewUrbanism

https://t.co/Yt8uIvdPj5