Market Urbanism MUsings October 21, 2016

  1. This week at Market Urbansim: The Invisible City by Sandy Ikeda It is this: A city—especially a great one—cannot really be seen. Paradoxically, the closest we can come to actually seeing one is through the imagination. Otherwise, it’s invisible. Moreover, if you can fully comprehend a place, then it’s not a city. 2. Where’s Scott? Scott Beyer spent his third week in San Diego. His Forbes article this week asks What Is The Best City In Texas? Not only is Houston Texas’ best city; it is among a handful of emerging ones in the U.S.—including Los Angeles, San Diego, Miami, Denver, Atlanta and Seattle—that will become the dense infill cities of tomorrow. 3. At the Market Urbanism Facebook Group: Emily Hamilton was interviewed on the Economics Detective podcast with Garrett Malcolm Petersen Brendon Harre wrote: Reciprocal intensification property rights Michael Hamilton wrote “another post about Obama‘s toolkit”: Who better to determine local needs than property owners and concerned citizens themselves? Roger Valdez wrote: Massachusetts Tries A New Solution For Chronic Homelessness Anders Mikkelsen shared  a 1922 Seattle Zoning Commission post, arguing for zoning to keep out poor via Tom W Bell: The Tallinn experiment: what happens when a city makes public transport free? via David N Welton: The Neighbors Dilemma via Nolan Gray: Report: One Person Called In 84 Percent Of Dulles Noise Complaints via John Morris: Pentagon Video Warns of “Unavoidable” Dystopian Future for World’s Biggest Cities via David Iach: A Vision for a Chicago Unified by Rivers via Anthony Ling: As Land-Use Rules Rise, Economic Mobility Slows, Research Says 4. Elsewhere: Hey, Leonardo DiCaprio: true climate champions don’t fight against urban density David Roberts, Vox Wapo: There is no such thing as a city that has run out of room City Journal reviews a new biography about Jane Jacobs Reason Magazine […]