Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: third fastest growing city in Africa. (pop. 4,364,541) Flickr user David Stanley1. Recently at Market Urbanism A great new paper on how government fights walking by Michael LewynMany readers of this blog know that government subsidizes driving- not just through road … [Read more...]

1. Recently at Market Urbanism Any Green New Deal Must Tackle Zoning Reform by Nolan GrayAccording to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), transportation and electricity account for more than half of the US’ greenhouse gas emissions. As David Owen points out in his book “Green … [Read more...]

1. Recently at Market Urbanism: Two Cheers for PHIMBY by Michael LewynOne alternative to market urbanism that has received a decent amount of press coverage is the PHIMBY (Public Housing In My Back Yard) movement.  PHIMBYs (or at least the most extreme PHIMBYs) believe that market-rate … [Read more...]

1. Recently at Market Urbanism: Three Policies for Making Driverless Cars Work for Cities by Emily HamiltonTo avoid repeating mistakes of the past, policymakers should create rules that neither subsidize AVs nor give them carte blanche over government-owned rights-of-way. Multiple writers … [Read more...]

  1. Recently at Market Urbanism:Response to “Steelmanning the NIMBYs” by Michael LewynScott Alexander, a West Coast blogger, has written a post that has received a lot of buzz, called  “Steelmanning the NIMBYs”; apparently, “steelmanning” is the opposite of “straw manning”; that … [Read more...]

1. Announcements: MUsings are back!!  This week, we’ll get you caught up on the latest on our site and social media. Be sure to check out and share the new documentary video produced by The Institute for Humane Studies’ Josh Oldham, in collaboration with MU’s Nolan Gray and Sandy Ikeda. 2. … [Read more...]

1. Announcements: Get ready for Market Urbanism at #FEEcon June 15-17 in Atlanta.   Market Urbanists can use the code MU40OFF to get 40% off.  We'll have several other exciting announcements over the next few days.  We can't wait to see you there! If you are in New York, Market Urbanism is pleased … [Read more...]

 1. Announcements John Morris has started an alternative Facebook group called Flyover Urbanism: A Market Urbanist Group for Flyover Country 2. This Week at Market Urbanism Emily Hamilton Market Urbanism is Still underratedNew data keeps coming in that shows that increases in … [Read more...]