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...]
NY Times: West Side Redevelopment Plans in Disarray
All these different players trying to "plan" economic growth could end up smothering it. Instead of letting the developer take the risk, politicians want to play hero.NY Times: West Side Redevelopment Plans in DisarrayCurbed: West Side Doom & Gloom: Moynihan the Key for Megaprojects … [Read more...]
Sowell: Green “Disparate Impact”
NIMBYism and exclusionary zoning has helped "preserve the character" of desirable urban areas by driving out the economically unfortunate.Green Disparate Impact … [Read more...]
Planetizen: Economists vs. Planners? Complements, Not Substitutes
Samuel Staley of The Reason Foundation discusses the relationship between planning and economics at Planetizen:http://www.planetizen.com/node/30142 … [Read more...]