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Another Angle on Planning in Houston


Brian Phillips at Live Oaks contacted me regarding the recent post by Stephen Smith on planning in Houston. Brian is a long time opponent of land use restrictions and defender of property rights in Houston. Brian has a different point of view on the subject, and has written a post on [...]

Urban[ism] Legend: Is Houston really unplanned?


by Stephen Smith

It seems to be an article of faith among many land use commentators – both coming from the pro- and anti-planning positions – that Houston is a fundamentally unplanned city, and that whatever is built there is the manifest destiny of the free market in action. But is this true? Did [...]

The Market, Zoning, and Freedom.


J. Brian Phillips wrote a great post at Houston Property Rights about liberal property rights in Houston, but what Brian had to say applies to every place. Here’s a snippet, but the entire post deserves a reading:

when developers and builders see a need for greater density, they respond accordingly. And they can respond relatively [...]

Glaeser on Affordability of NY vs Houston


Harvard Economist Ed Glaeser wrote an opinion piece in the New York Sun about the differences in housing affordability and other costs of living between Houston and New York.

New York is naturally more expensive than Houston because the geographical constraints force higher density development, which is more expensive to build. New York’s highly regulated [...]

Historic Preservation Can Work in the Marketplace


Houston Strategies – Historic preservation should be a neighborhood choice

“In Houston’s Old Sixth Ward, the city’s first fully protected district, property values have shot up 27 percent in the last year. When given the chance, historic preservation works.”
This is great news! It means there should be absolutely no problem getting voluntary neighborhood buy-in for deed [...]

Recent Links 4/24/08: PA Turnpike, NYC Rezoning, Tudor City NIMBYs, Houston Zoning


Out of Control blog: Terms of Potential PA Turnpike Lease Announced

Curbed NYC 4/22/08: Developer-Driven Rezoning Prepares to Enter Ring

AMNY 4/24/08: Residents fight Tudor City development
Curbed NYC 4/24/08: Neighborhood Love: Tudor City Residents Suing to Block Solow

Houston Strategies 4/24/08: The renewed zoning debate