Monday, Y-Combinator, an early-stage technology startup incubator, announced it will “study building new, better cities.” Some existing cities will get bigger and there's important work being done by smart people to improve them. We also think it’s possible to do amazing things given a blank slate. … [Read more...]
ReasonTV on SF’s YIMBY Movement
Last week, Reason.tv (the multimedia outlet of Reason Magazine) published a video about San Francisco's YIMBY movement. The video describes the decades of underdevelopment in San Francisco as the result of community activism intended to limit the supply of new construction. As a result, San … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings June 24, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism Brent Gaisford contributed Lack of New Housing On The Westside Is Causing Gentrification Of East And South LAThere are a lot of reasons for gentrification, but the lack of new housing on the Westside deserves a lot of the blame in recent years. As … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings June 17, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism Matt Robare summarizes Massachusetts' zoning reform: Massachusetts Senate Passes Zoning Reformthe bill directs municipalities to allow accessory dwelling units as-of-right in single-family residential districts; permits more as-of-right multifamily housing; … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings June 11, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism Shane Phillips points the finger to a major culprit in LA's affordability problems: Keep Los Angeles Affordable By Repealing Proposition UOf the 29,000 acres zoned for commercial and industrial uses throughout LA, 70 percent saw their development … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings June 3, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism Michael Lewyn dispels some common misconceptions about Jane Jacobs And High-RisesSo I’m not sure she would have favored the common modern idea that high-rise and low-rise buildings should be segregated from each other, or that buildings of different density are … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings May 27, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism Brent Gaisford sums up How Los Angeles’ Rent Got So Damn HighThree big things happened, two of them awesome, and one dumb. We decided living in cities was cool again (awesome), city centers are creating tons of new jobs (awesome), and we didn’t build … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings May 20, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Emily Washington champions Market Urbanist ideas on The Federalist radio hour Tory Gattis contributed How Houston Can Grow Gracefully: Snow White And The Nine DwarvesEach of these “villages” could comfortably grow to as much as a million people themselves, … [Read more...]