Planning scholar Jake Wegmann, who’s in the process of moving from Berkeley to the University of Texas at Austin, believes there’s another way: backyard cottages. Hear him out. Individual micro-units on single-family properties don’t require much time or money to build. They don’t need much space to sit on. They’re affordable almost by definition and are well-suited to the modern family–from the recent college grad living at home to the grandparent who wants to age in place. … [Read more...] about The Next Big Thing In Urban Planning? Backyard Cottages
