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Welcome - my name is Kevin Klinkenberg, and this site "The Messy City" is my blog and company website. I started blogging on urban planning and design issues in 2007, and began working in the field in 1993. Please feel free to connect with me on any of the social media sites listed here. Thanks for reading.

The Messy City Embracing change, unpredictability and local initiative
Hacking the American Dream
Dec 19

Dec 19 Hacking the American Dream

Kevin Klinkenberg
Culture & Culture Change, New Paradigms
Your truly autonomous future: bicycles, personal mobility and learning from the Dutch
Dec 12

Dec 12 Your truly autonomous future: bicycles, personal mobility and learning from the Dutch

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Paradigms, Transportation and Infrastructure
Your 2019 resolution: Go forth and plan your neighborhood
Dec 6

Dec 6 Your 2019 resolution: Go forth and plan your neighborhood

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Paradigms
Savor your small parcels, and create more of them
Nov 28

Nov 28 Savor your small parcels, and create more of them

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Paradigms
There’s a missing middle for commercial spaces, too
Oct 31

Oct 31 There’s a missing middle for commercial spaces, too

Kevin Klinkenberg
Broken Systems
Comparing urban and suburban neighborhoods by the numbers
Sep 12

Sep 12 Comparing urban and suburban neighborhoods by the numbers

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Paradigms
What is your community's $4 billion opportunity?
Sep 5

Sep 5 What is your community's $4 billion opportunity?

Kevin Klinkenberg
Big Plans
The Downtown Savannah 2033 Master Plan, Part 1
Aug 29

Aug 29 The Downtown Savannah 2033 Master Plan, Part 1

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Paradigms, Big Plans
The key to our future lies in Flyover Country
Aug 23

Aug 23 The key to our future lies in Flyover Country

Kevin Klinkenberg
Culture & Culture Change
Guest on the Strong Towns Podcast
Jun 18

Jun 18 Guest on the Strong Towns Podcast

Kevin Klinkenberg
Congress for New Urbanism, The Bottom Line
Regarding CNU 26 and New Urbanism
Jun 7

Jun 7 Regarding CNU 26 and New Urbanism

Kevin Klinkenberg
Congress for New Urbanism, New Urbanism, Savannah & the Lowcountry, Walkable Community
Responding to the "Klinkenberg Retreat"
May 8

May 8 Responding to the "Klinkenberg Retreat"

Kevin Klinkenberg
New Urbanism, Walkable Community
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