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The Low-Key Housing Politics of Spider-Man

July 17, 2019 By Nolan Gray

With Spider-Man: Far From Home hitting theaters earlier this month, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has taken one of the series’ biggest risks yet: pulling Spider-Man out of New York City. The gravity of this decision is baked into the film’s title — with good reason. More than any other Marvel … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Culture, housing Tagged With: affordability, housing, marvel, New York City, queens, spider-man, Urban Planning

Why No Micro-Apartments in Chicago?

April 15, 2016 By Adam Hengels

 Several cities have jumped on the bandwagon of building Micro-apartments, a hot trend in apartment development.  San Francisco and Seattle already have them. New York outlawed them, but is testing them on one project, and may legalize them again. Even developers in smaller cities like … [Read more...]

Filed Under: housing, parking, planning, zoning Tagged With: affordability, affordable housing, Chicago, housing, micro-apartments, planning, SRO

Rothbard the Urbanist Part 1: Public Education’s Role in Sprawl and Exclusion

May 4, 2009 By Adam Hengels

I’ve been meaning to address the public education system’s complex role in land use patterns, and found that Murray Rothbard does a better job in his 1973 manifesto, For a New Liberty than I ever could.  In summary, locally-funded public education is an engine of geographical segregation, which … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, housing, Rothbard The Urbanist, sprawl, zoning Tagged With: affordability, education, exclusionary zoning, For a New Liberty, Murray Rothbard, property taxes, public education, schools, suburbs, zoning

Glaeser: Let Housing Prices Fall

October 8, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Ed Glaeser gives three compelling reasons why the government should end their infatuation with high housing prices. (Nonetheless, some of the same politicians speak through the other side of their mouths about promoting housing affordability): Why We Should Let Housing Prices Keep FallingThere … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, housing Tagged With: affordability, affordable housing, Ed Glaeser, government, housing, property, regulation

Housing + Transportation Affordability Index

August 14, 2008 By Adam Hengels

affordability in New York CityPlay with the HUD-Brookings Institution's new index maps here:The Housing + Transportation Affordability Index, developed by CNT and its collaborative partners, the Center for Transit Oriented Development (CTOD), is an innovative tool that measures the true … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, housing Tagged With: affordability, Chicago, CNT, development, housing, HUD-Brookings, nyc, Peter Gordon, transit

Glaeser on Affordability of NY vs Houston

July 17, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Harvard Economist Ed Glaeser wrote an opinion piece in the New York Sun about the differences in housing affordability and other costs of living between Houston and New York.New York is naturally more expensive than Houston because the geographical constraints force higher density development, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, housing, zoning Tagged With: affordability, density, development, Economics, glaeser, Houston, nyc, zoning

Rent Control Part 4: Conclusion and Solutions

June 1, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Welcome to the final post in the series discussing the consequences of rent control. Thank you to the subscribers who have patiently awaited each new post. I hope everyone found it enlightening. If you haven't read the entire series, you can catch up with these links: Rent Control Part One: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control, zoning Tagged With: affordability, affordable housing, California, Chicago, Decontrol, development, Economics, evict, exclusionary zoning, FAR, Free-market, government, homeowners, housing, housing market, industrial, landlord, LIHTC, politics, property rights, property taxes, proposition 98, redistribution of wealth, rent control, rent regulation, rent stabilization, solutions, taxes, tenant, Vacancy, vacancy decontrol, vouchers, zoning

A Recipe to Destroy Affordability in Any City.

May 14, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Austin Contrarian discusses an article that describes how Seattle has become less affordable in recent years. He prescribes a recipe for Austin to become what he calls a "Superstar City" such as New York, Boston, San Francisco, or Seattle. By "Superstar City", I assume he means an ultra-hip place … [Read more...]

Filed Under: zoning Tagged With: affordability, affordable housing, Austin, density, development, NIMBY, seattle, zoning

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