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This week on The Land Development Podcast, Ryan welcomes Aaron Lubeck, a land planner and urban designer based in North Carolina. Aaron shares his path into the world of development, starting in the early 2000s with startups and eventually moving into historic restoration. Through that work, he found a passion for traditional design and its role in creating better communities. Today, Aaron runs Rocket Shop, a design firm helping small developers build more affordable and walkable places.
The conversation begins with a look at Aaron’s background and the values that guide his work. From restoring historic homes to advocating for better zoning practices, Aaron explains how traditional design helps create pride, community, and opportunity, something he feels is missing in much of modern development. He also discusses the importance of accessible design services and how Rocket Shop works to lower the barrier for first-time and small-scale developers to succeed.
One of the central topics of the episode is parking mandates and their effect on land use. Aaron walks through why parking requirements often make development harder and less attractive, especially in cities trying to encourage walkability. Using real-world examples and visuals, he explains how removing parking minimums has already improved development opportunities in Durham and may soon be adopted more widely, even at the state level.
Finally, Ryan and Aaron dive into the difference between modernist and traditional planning. They talk about why so many developers have defaulted to modernism, the challenges of breaking away from it, and how future development might look different as younger generations demand more connection and meaning in where they live.
In this week’s Week In Review episode, Ryan breaks down the US-China tariff pause, slowing home prices, a new tax proposal that could change investor strategies, and shifting trends in land buying and lot supply.
In this week’s Week In Review episode, Ryan recaps the Fed’s decision to hold rates steady, the return of U.S.-China trade talks, shifts in mortgage rates, major new developments in Texas, and a growing wave of zoning reform across the country.
In this Industry News episode, Ryan Glick and Charles Covey break down April’s housing data, a new wildfire-resilient neighborhood in San Diego, and why most U.S. adults now value flexibility over traditional homeownership.