I favor Bob Poole's solution: "The longer-term solution is to scrap the 20th-century tax-and-grant system in favor of universal tolling, managed by each state’s Department of Transportation and private toll companies."Furthermore, get the federal government out of the business of subsidizing … [Read more...]
The High Cost of Trendy Living
An interesting post discussing the economics of why people decide to pay high rents to live in dense urban places.The High Cost of Trendy Living … [Read more...]
Was it the name that killed “congestion pricing”?
Congestion pricing links:portfolio.com: Why Congestion Pricing Diedwsj poll suggests "clearway", "freeflow", and others: Why Not ‘FreeFlow’? A Buzzwatch Makeover for NYC’s Failed Traffic PlanTrendczar: Congested Thinkingknowledgeproblem.com: EZ-Zone? FreeFlow? Would congestion … [Read more...]
Government Planning Day
The Antiplanner discusses how well-intentioned agencies become wasteful government-planning bureaucracies. The mal-investment in our socialist highway system and the resulting congestion, pollution, disrepair, and sprawl come to mind. Using smart growth, modern day planners are trying to correct … [Read more...]
Video: The Free-market Case for Green
Not directly speaking about urbanism, but the same ideas can be applied to green developers, and even developers in general.'“You serve people by making things people want.” And if people want pollution-free power, the free-market can deliver it.'Watch here. … [Read more...]
NIMBYs sue to force developer to “protect character”
Nearby residents want to stall Columbus Village from being their Upper West Side neighbor.The myth that dense development is bad for the environment continues... Maybe high-priced attorneys help propagate these myths at the expense of the environment and supply of housing for the sake of their … [Read more...]
Ending the Free Ride
Socialized transportation and government land planning of the past generations have put an unintended burden on future generations.Trendczar, Jonathan Miller explains how the lifestyle of sprawl is becoming less economical for individuals and government:Ending the Free Ride … [Read more...]
Bigger isn’t necessarily better
Wall Street Journal Blog: Are McMansions Making Some Americans Unhappy? … [Read more...]