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The Nation's mass transit hypocrisy

By Stephen Smith, on February 6th, 2009

by Stephen Smith

I was heartened to see an article about the need for mass transit in the pages of The Nation, though I was severely disappointed by the magazine’s own hypocrisy and historical blindness. The article is in all ways a standard left-liberal screed against the car and for mass transit, which [...]

February 6th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: history, planning, sprawl, Transportation | 11 comments | printable view

Links and Weekend Listening

By Market Urbanism, on August 1st, 2008

I’ve been swamped in my day job, but want to share the following:

The blog, Agents of Urbanism recently gave praise to Market Urbanism. Thanks Matthew! Please check out Agents of Urbanism and Life Without Buildings, who followed up on Agent of Urbanism’s praise. I enjoy both blogs.

Carl Close wrote How “Urban [...]

August 1st, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Economics, Jane Jacobs, sprawl | 3 comments | printable view

Video: Both Sides of Proposition 98

By Market Urbanism, on May 28th, 2008

With the referendum approaching, the debate over rent control is heating up in California. This video is pretty balanced in showing both sides. There are some memorable quotes, like “social security and pension plan would not pay the market rent, so I just wouldn’t eat.” I guess this guy values his $375/mo [...]

May 28th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: rent control, video | One comment | printable view

Rent Control Part 1: Microeconomics Lesson & Hoarding

By Market Urbanism, on May 21st, 2008

This post has been released as the first in a four part series: Rent Control Part One: Microeconomics Lesson and Hoarding Rent Control Part Two: Black Market, Deterioration, and Discrimination Rent Control Part Three: Mobility, Regional Growth, Development, and Class Conflict Rent Control Part Four: Conclusion and Solutions

With New York’s new Governor [...]

May 21st, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: rent control | 14 comments | printable view

Markets for Parking

By Market Urbanism, on April 29th, 2008

Matthew Yglesias: Parking

How much will they pay? Well, it’s hard to know in advance which is why you need markets. But that’s what you should have — as much parking as the market will bear. Not government-mandated parking, and not government-provided free or discount parking. Let people build garages and if it’s [...]

April 29th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: parking | 2 comments | printable view