Development in Chicago in the '70s sounds a lot like mass transit now: "In most cases the gov't was overmatched." amzn.to/KSFCIy 2 hours ago
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The High Cost of Trendy Living

By Market Urbanism, on April 15th, 2008

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An interesting post discussing the economics of why people decide to pay high rents to live in dense urban places.

The High Cost of Trendy Living

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