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Matt Yglesias’ proposal for reforming DC’s ANC’s

October 28, 2010 By Stephen Smith

At the risk of turning Market Urbanism into Reblogging Matt Yglesias, here's another interesting post from the blogosphere's most famous market urbanist about reforming DC's Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) system. After discussing a recent decision by an ANC incumbent to deny Five Guys … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: dc, Donald Shoup, Matt Yglesias, parking

Midnight parking round-up

October 20, 2010 By Stephen Smith

1. Donald Shoup makes up for last week with an interesting piece on how America's tax structure biases employers towards providing parking for their employees, similar to how untaxed employer-provided healthcare shapes that industry.2. Back in August Randal O'Toole asked for proof that minimum … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parking Tagged With: Donald Shoup, parking, Randal O'Toole, Stephen Smith, Urban Planning

Midnight links

October 19, 2010 By Stephen Smith

1. Cap'n Transit weighs in on the ARC debate, and shows that Chris Christie is more interested in shifting resources to his suburban constituents than to cutting spending. Here's the best part: Editorial board member: What’s the difference between a gas tax hike and a fare hike, besides who it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parking, zoning Tagged With: dc, Donald Shoup, height restriction, New Jersey, Stephen Smith

Shoupistas take Los Angeles

August 24, 2010 By Stephen Smith

by Stephen SmithDonald Shoup and his arguments about free and underpriced parking have been getting quite a bit of press recently, and it looks like Shoup's hometown of Los Angeles has surpassed San Francisco (with its SFpark initiative) as the largest city in America to adopt some of his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parking, Transportation Tagged With: Donald Shoup, LA, parking, Stephen Smith

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