In most of my discussions of Houston here on the blog, I have always been quick to hedge that the city still subsidizes a system of quasi-private deed restrictions that control land use and that this is a bad thing. After reading Bernard Siegan’s sleeper market urbanist classic, “Land Use Without … [Read more...]
Search Results for: parking
Three Lessons from Nashville’s Building Boom
Nashville has enjoyed some of the country's fastest job growth for several years as healthcare and tech startups have made the city home. Unsurprisingly, this economic boom has coincided with a large increase in population, greater demand for real estate, and rising house prices. But Nashville's … [Read more...]
Are Houston’s Deed Restrictions “Basically Zoning”?
Houston doesn’t have zoning. As I have written about previously here on the blog, this doesn’t mean nearly as much as you would think. Sure, Houston’s municipal government doesn’t segregate uses or expressly regulate densities. But as my Market Urbanism colleague Michael Lewyn has documented, city … [Read more...]
FEEcon 2018
Market Urbanism at FEEcon 2018 Hyatt Regency Atlanta June 7-9 SPEAKERS AGENDA PRICING TRAVEL REGISTER Market Urbanism is returning to partner with the Foundation for Economic … [Read more...]
new report on SROs
Once upon a time, New York City's poor single people were usually not homeless because they lived in little apartments with shared bathrooms and kitchens. These units are called "single room occupancy" (SRO) units in plannerese. (When I was young, people used less flattering terms such as … [Read more...]
Density Is How the Working Poor Outbid the Rich for Urban Land
The great failing of modern land-use regulation is the failure to allow densities to naturally change over time. Let me explain.Imagine you are trying to sell a property you own in a desirable inner suburban neighborhood in your town. The lot is 4,000 square feet and hosts an old 4,000 … [Read more...]
Urban Mobility and Innovation with Anthony Ling at Stanford Graduate School of Business
I recently gave a talk on the topic of "Urban Mobility and Innovation" at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where I am currently studying. I was positively surprised by the turnout for the event as there are currently few formal groups focusing on urban issues at the GSB.The reason I did … [Read more...]
Cities Should Not Design for Autonomous Vehicles
Coauthored with Emily HamiltonLast week, the autonomous vehicle company Waymo began testing cars in Chandler, AZ with no employees sitting in the front seat. While Waymo is busy creating systems of vehicle-mounted sensors that allow cars to safely navigate existing urban infrastructure and … [Read more...]