In the News – Anthony Flint, author

I am called upon from time to time to impart wisdom, and my work is cited in the media.

Clever Confidential Ep. 5: Eileen Gray and the Aura of E-1027 Clever Confidential Podcast | November 26, 2024
The 50 Greatest Commercial Real Estate Books of All Time Propmodo | October 30, 2024
The Momentous Decision New York Almost Made The New York Times | June 15, 2024
Mayors lead the charge against global issues like climate change, housing KJZZ | February 1, 2024
‘Mayor’s Desk: 20 Conversations with Local Leaders Solving Global Problems’ Monocle Radio | January 11, 2024
Mayor Kate Gallego on Phoenix’s ‘hellscape’ year and what’s in store for 2024 Arizona Republic |January 2, 2024

A look back at our favorite architecture stories this year Bloomberg CityLab | December 27, 2023
Frank Jackson appears in book on worldwide mayors – Axios Cleveland
November 28, 2023
Frank Jackson reflects on Cleveland, People’s Budget Fallout SignalCleveland.org | November 20, 2023
Buildings that Elevate Cities: The Hub on Causeway Modus | July 4, 2023
Vacant homes would be taxed at higher rate under city plan Honolulu Civil Beat | May 19, 2023
Will States Force Localities to Build Affordable Housing? Route Fifty | May 17, 2023

On Route 128, a History of Constant Innovation Banker & Tradesman | September 11, 2022

Here’s why you should support that new building going up in your neighborhood Apartment Therapy | July 22, 2020
Government, land policy, and affordable housing Doublewides Dude podcast | May 13, 2020
Working from home is taking a toll on our backs and necks Wall Street Journal | May 13, 2020
Newton wakes up to the dark side of America’s housing laws The Boston Globe | February 21, 2020

Duplexes are the next teardown target The Boston Globe | July 24, 2019
LA Council calls for vacant properties tax Law360 | June 12, 2019

The Boston that never was WGBH Boston Public Radio | December 12, 2018
Amplifying the value of planning Planning | October 10, 2018
This year’s big idea: unlocking the value of land Planning | October 15, 2018
Podcast interview Human City | September 4, 2018
Cities Hope for Big Benefits from Tiny Houses The Wall Street Journal | June 27, 2018

Can in-law apartments help ease the housing crisis? The Boston Globe | November 30, 2017
‘Citizen Jane’ follows the woman who helped save American Cities The Boston Globe | June 1, 2017
Coming soon: Trump’s infrastructure plan Planetizen | May 11, 2017
City books for non-planning nerds Planetizen | April 24, 2017
Cities striking out on their own in Trump era San Diego Tribune | April 21, 2017
Review: Jacobs and Moses Star in “Citizen Jane: Battle for the City” The New York Times | April 19, 2017
Trump raises the stakes for urban journalism Planetizen | April 13, 2017
Le Corbusier. Życie i dzieło ikony modernizmu Forum BizNesu (Poland) | February 14, 2017

Review: It’s Jane Jacobs’s World We Live in The New York Times | September 22, 2016
Are you better off living in a new neighborhood? The Boston Globe | September 16, 2016
Jane Jacobs: Saving Greenwich Village The Bowery Boys Podcast | March 18, 2016
How Urban Renewal Drives Boston’s 21st-century Feel New Boston Post | March 16, 2016

TEDxBeaconStreet Interview TEDXBeaconStreet December 2, 2015
Town has options for affordable housing and land use planning Brookline Tab| October 14, 2015
Help Brookline continue a legacy of planning Brookline Tab | September 24, 2015
Brookline residents share expertise in lecture series The Boston Globe | September 10, 2015
Book Review: Designed for the Future by Jared Green The New Geography | August 13, 2015
Many American cities are smaller than they used to be, so why do they feel so full? Vox | July 12, 2015
Thanks to social change, urban density ain’t what it used to be Grist | July 8, 2015
Le Corbusier, la espuma de sus días El Mundo | February 20, 2015
Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow Library Journal Reviews | February 13, 2015
Modern Man, Briefly Noted The New Yorker | February 2, 2015

BRA says building boom to continue in 2015 The Boston Globe | December 31, 2014
Book review: Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier The Washington Post | December 19, 2014
Top 10 Books 2015 Planetizen | December 9, 2014
Books for the design buff on your holiday list San Francisco Chronicle | December 8, 2014
Gift guide: Books about architecture San Francisco Chronicle | November 28, 2014
Presentation at The Skyscraper Museum The Skyscraper Museum | December 4, 2014
The Ecology of Modernism The Economist | November 15, 2014
Like It Or Not, Architect Le Corbusier’s Urban Designs Are Everywhere NPR Weekend Edition Sunday | November 2, 2014
Weekend Show preview 11.2.14 DC | October 31, 2014
Did Leaders Learn Sandy’s Lessons? US1/PrincetonInfo | October 22, 2014
Modern Man: The Life of Le Corbusier, Architect of Tomorrow Publishers Weekly | October 6, 2014
Modern Man by Anthony Flint Kirkus Reviews | September 18, 2014
Medieval Modernist First Things | July 15, 2014

Metropolis Magazine Year in Review 2013 | December, 2013
Oh, what might have been: Gandolfini as the Tony Soprano of urban planning WBEZ/Lee Bey Beyond the Boat Tour | June 24, 2013
Boston Personalities Recall Gandolfini The Boston Globe | June 21, 2013
Gandolfini as Robert Moses: The Dream Role He Never Got to Play The New Republic | June 21, 2013
Housing the Coming Billions in Cities TEDxBeaconStreet | February 14, 2013

Development across Boston Boston Public Radio/WGBH | July 24, 2012

Interview on the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Death and Life of American Cities The Callie Crossley Show, WGBH-FM Boston | November 17, 2011
Urban Outfitter The New Republic | November 9, 2011
Critics and Designers Pick Their Favorite Public Spaces Planetizen | October 6, 2011
TED lecture series spans local offshoot TEDxTampaBay, St. Petersburg Times | July 15, 2011
TEDx Tampa Bay April 22, 2011
New York Times Sunday Book Review Paperback Row | March 13, 2011
Interview The Dennis Miller Show | March 8, 2011
Conn College speaker says ‘smart growth’ key to better cities The Day | March 5, 2011
Cities, towns eye boost from tax-exempt nonprofits The Lowell Sun | January 3, 2011

Best Books of 2010 The Blanket Fort | December 19, 2010
Reflections on Jane and Bob Harvard University Graduate School of Design | December 10, 2010
An urbanists gift book list The Charlotte Observer | December 2, 2010
Page 15 Staff Favorites Page 15 | December 1, 2010
What Caro Left Out, FYI/Readers Questions The New York Times | August 13, 2010
Summer reading picks Brattleboro Reformer | July 15, 2010
Gentrification and Its Discontents The Atlantic Monthly | May 15, 2010
Interview with Stephen Goldsmith, Editor of What We See Gothamist | May 14, 2010
Museum of the City of New York Announces May and June Events BroadwayWorld.com | April 30, 2010
Marvin Olasky | World Magazine | March 27, 2010
Interview with Anthony Flint American Society of Landscape Architect January 10, 2010

The lady who saved Greenwich Village Providence Journal | December 24, 2009
WGBH-TV Boston, Greater Boston’s Holiday Books selection December 16, 2009
Susan Diesenhouse, Going Rogue Real Estate Bisnow | December 11, 2009
David Brussat, Review: Wrestling wth Moses Providence Journal | December 9, 2009
Paul Goldberger, The Ten Most Positive Architectural Events of 2009 The New Yorker | December 9, 2009
J.M. Cornwall, Wrestling with Moses The Celebrity Cafe | October 19, 2009
Interview with Doug Muzzio on City Talk with Doug Muzzio CUNY-TV New York | October, 2009
How green is Indianapolis? The Indianapolis Star | October 7, 2009
Making the Rounds, by Kathleen Hay Standard Freeholder | September 29, 2009
Remembering Jane Jacobs, Matthew Continetti The Weekly Standard | September 16, 2009
Mother Courage, Christopher Turner The Guardian | September 12, 2009
Jane Jacobs over Robert Moses: The Victory That Keeps On Giving, Jane Holtz Kay, Citiwire | September 11, 2009
Interview on CBC’s Radio Q | August 25, 2009
Interview with Joe Donahue on The Roundtable WAMC/Northeast Public Radio | August 24, 2009
Wrestling With Moses: How We Saw Our Cities Anew, interview with Leanne Hansen, Weekend Edition National Public Radio | August 9, 2009
Wrestling with Moses, interview on The Leonard Lopate Show WNYC-FM | August 7, 2009

Lecture series aims to help residents with new economy The Newburyport Daily News Online | September 30, 2008
Slighted suburbia: Columbia’s oldest suburbs getting new attention The (Columbia, S.C.) State | March 30, 2008
No Big Dig copycats The Boston Globe | March 14, 2008
Boston has high hopes now that the Dig is done The New York Times | February 24, 2008
Empty nesters flocking to inner city Lancaster Sunday News | January 27, 2008
Money on the house The Philadelphia Inquirer | January 13, 2008

Selectman’s vision is not shared by all The Boston Globe | December 13, 2007
Second life as urban hipsters Philadelphia Inquirer | November 27, 2007
Sky’s the limit for urban living in Texas, and beyond USA Today | October 4, 2007
Sprawl exceeds reach of hydrants USA Today | August 24, 2007
SouthField: New development pattern The Patriot Ledger | May 5, 2007
Sustainable City The Urbanite Magazine/Baltimore

How Will the USA Cope with Unprecedented Growth by Haya El Nasser USA Today | October 27, 2006
Story on the Katrina Cottage Christian Science Monitor | October 2, 2006
Interview in design:e2 (the economies of being environmentally conscious), a six-part series on green building narrated by Brad Pitt PBS
Sprawled Out, interview with Dena Burke | Real Change News
WGBH Forum Network, audio and video links
Q & A with author Anthony Flint, interview on Smart Growth America
Street Smarts, interview with David Roberts | Grist
Author finds Sprawl isn’t the Be-All and End-All The Oregonian | July 2, 2006
A Calm Voice in the Crossfire over Sprawl: John King San Francisco Chronicle | June 6, 2006
To Survive, We Have to Stop Dancing with Dinosaurs Chrono.com | June 19, 2006

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