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Abandoned Cities

Here’s a link to a very interesting article at weburbanist.com with photos of 20 abandoned cities and towns around the world – 20 Abandoned Cities from Around the World: Deserted Towns and Other Derelict Places

Social Networking With Market Urbanism

Last week, a reader submitted a Market Urbanism post to Reddit, a social networking site. The submission generated quite a bit of traffic from the economics category on Reddit.  It was #3 on the hot list for economics for a while that day. Seeing what kind of traffic that can be generated from Social Networking, I created accounts at the main sites I am familiar with: Here are links to connect with Market Urbanism at Reddit, DIGG, and del.icio.us. I am not so well versed in the best ways to do this type of social networking, so leave a comment of you have any advice on how make the best use of social networking…

Cubs Fail to Sell Wrigley to State (100 years of faith for sale)

I received a message from a reader with a link: Probably not as interesting to your NY readers, but Wrigley is back on the market. Can’t say I like the cubs, but you have to give credit (?) to their fans, 100 years of painful loss and they still love the cubs. I’m guessing most of the fans would also like to see Bush given a 3rd, 4th, or 100th term to see if he could actually succeed. Nothing like blind faith, I guess…. DBM MLB – Wrigley Field back on the market Dan, Thanks for the tip. Market Urbanism actually has readers across the world, not just NY. As a fellow White Sox fan, I would hate to have my hard earned money subsidize the enjoyment of those despised Cubs fans. But, by that same logic, the public financed the Sox’s ballpark. Should I feel guilty?… Check out this econtalk podcast about externalities and subsidies. At 9:15, they discuss subsidies to sports teams.

California’s Water Resources vs Development

There are some good articles out there this morning, I want to share them with you… Rationalitate – California developments halted over water While the knee-jerk libertarian reaction might be disgust, I think the markets are probably ruined by the government, and current pricing isn’t what it would be in a market setting. UCLA professor Edward Leamer corroborates this, saying “[w]ater has been seriously under-priced in California.” So, the plan would have an effect similar to a liberalization: increased barriers on sprawling development. But obviously it’s only a nudge in the right direction, and is a woefully inadequate mechanism compared to outright liberalization of water resources. Is it possible to liberalize the water market, which would be the ideal solution?

Urgent: Kanye West May Die Without This Condo

It’s a beautiful project. I sure hope he gets his condo! Wouldn’t it be great if more entertainers joined in the fight to allow urban density instead of other silly stuff? Kanye’s Blog: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SOMETHING SO GOOD YOU THOUGH YOU’D DIE WITHOUT IT? More articles on HL23 on Curbed Highline Blog

Are Late-Night Speakeasies on their way to NYC?

Somebody tell the mob, there’s a new prohibition in town: From the New York Sun: 4 A.M. Last Calls Could Be Headed The Way of Smoky Bars Although they have no authority to mandate hours, Community Boards have tightened their grip on late night establishments. Of course, they claim to be protecting the neighbors: “In our neighborhoods, most people don’t want to live next to a nightlife establishment.” Yet, why did those people choose to live in the noisy, trendy areas of Manhattan? If this trend continues, could we expect underground speakeasies to open midnights; driving business away from the legitimate establishments? I would have no reservations about patronizing such a place. There’s quite a discussion here: Curbed: Drying of NYC

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