Insights

From Wastelands to Neighborhoods: How Empathic Development Revives Brownfield Sites

published April 25th, 2026

How Empathic Development transforms abandoned industrial brownfield sites into thriving, people-centered neighborhoods.

Ontario Zoning Reform and Empathic Development

published March 17th, 2026

How Ontario’s zoning reforms, combined with Landlab’s Empathic Development, can address the housing crisis and deliver better communities.

Better by Design: The Economic Argument for Land Development Design That Puts People First

published February 23rd, 2026

Why does investment in people-first design make good financial sense?

What Is Empathic Development? Why the Way We Design Neighborhoods Needs to Change

published February 20th, 2026

What is Empathic Development? Landlab explains the idea behind designing neighborhoods for people—and why it produces better places and better returns.

The Trick-or-Treat Test

published September 11th, 2024

Who knew urban planning and architecture would determine the Halloween hot spots in your town?

The Case for Mixing Unit Types

published October 30th, 2023

Sustainable communities include more than one family type, so why are we so set on segregating our neighbourhoods by housing type? It’s time for a change.

The Landlab Approach—Why Old Towns Had It Right

published October 10th, 2023

Neighbourhood design affects how we live our everyday lives and how a community is able to come together—or isn’t. So where (and why) has it gone so wrong?