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 on the initiative of private citizens to step in for Detroit’s public service failures

5. Stephen Smith‘s tweet of the week:

Shaming works! Leonardo DiCaprio’s rep says he never signed on to support LA’s NIMBY ballot initiative: https://t.co/KWZyL5XdTJ

— Market Urbanism (@MarketUrbanism) October 20, 2016