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...]
Market Urbanism MUsings May 13, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Brent Gaisford contributed his first article, High Rent Sucks. Let’s Build More Houses and launched a new website: LA Rent Is Too Damned HighLet’s upzone our cities and build more houses. And not just a few. A lot. Let’s build a lot more houses.Jeff Fong … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings May 6, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Emily Washington ties Adam Smith's ideas to urbanism in Mercantilist logic and land-use regulationAdam Smith taught the world that mercantilism impoverished 18th-century nations by erecting barriers to trade and reducing opportunities for specialization and … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings April 29, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Carolyn Zelikow of Aspen Institute wrote her first Market Urbanism article, Richard Florida Should Replace The Term ‘Creative Class’ With ‘Country Club’So I was shocked that reading Florida’s book not only gave me zero ideas for my own community, but … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings April 22, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Nolan Gray Reclaiming “Redneck” Urbanism: What Urban Planners Can Learn From Trailer ParksTrailer parks remain one of the last forms of housing in US cities provided by the market explicitly for low-income residents. Better still, they offer a working example … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings April 15, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Michael Lewyn So Much For The Foreign OligarchsOne common argument against new housing in high-cost cities is that the rise of global capitalism makes demand for urban housing essentially unlimited: if new apartments in Manhattan or San Francisco are built, … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings April 8, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Tory Gattis has an interesting take on the restaurant scene in HoustonCities like to hype amenities like museums and performing arts, but really, how often do you go to a museum or an arts performance? A few times a year? How often do you eat out? Hopefully … [Read more...]