Alicia Pederson

Alicia Pederson, PhD, is the founder of Courtyard Urbanist, a development brand advancing courtyard block design for North American cities, drawing on Europe’s best neighborhoods to revitalize U.S. cities with family-friendly housing. She can be found on Substack and Twitter at @urbancourtyard, where her relentless advocacy for family-friendly urbanism and appealing aesthetics has gained immediate influence and even been credited for inspiring the most recent plans for California Forever. Her newest tool is the Courtyard Composer, developed in collaboration with Treasury. Learn more about Alicia and Courtyard Urbanist at CourtyardUrbanist.com.