If this season’s political campaign rhetoric has demonstrated anything, it’s that governors love to take credit for job creation. What I haven’t seen any governor mention, though, is that there is huge opportunity for economic growth in relaxing zoning codes. Most obviously, allowing new opportunities for infill development will create construction jobs. More significantly [...]
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September 24th, 2012 | Category: Best Places for Business and Careers, planning, Policy | Leave a comment |  printable viewIn light of approval in Honduras for three new charter cities (REDs), much has been written recently on their potential to improve economic development. Economist Paul Romer makes a compelling case for the potential of charter cities, asserting that countries with institutions that impede economic growth can benefit by designating small areas with rules [...] September 13th, 2012 | Category: Entrepreneurs, history, infrastructure | 6 comments | printable viewFirst order of business: I wrote two articles for Bloomberg View (the opinion counterpart to Bloomberg News) on the high cost of US transit – one on private-sector gouging, and one on public-sector gouging. Secondly, I’ve been talking to former Amtrak president David Gunn a lot recently – at first for the labor piece I just [...] September 1st, 2012 | Tags: amtrak, David Gunn | Category: Uncategorized | 3 comments | printable view |
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