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Why Do We Hate Developers?

September 26, 2018 By Nolan Gray

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Earlier this year, researchers Paavo Monkkonen and Michael Manville at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) conducted a survey of 1,300 residents of Los Angeles County to understand the motives behind NIMBYism. As part of the study, they presented respondents with three common … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, housing, zoning Tagged With: developers, Donald Trump, homevoter hypothesis, michael manville, nimbyism, paavo minkkonen, real estate, ucla, William Fischel

Density Is How the Working Poor Outbid the Rich for Urban Land

February 5, 2018 By Nolan Gray

multifamily housing

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...]

Filed Under: Economics, housing, zoning Tagged With: alain bertaud, density, louisville, real estate, Urban Economics, zoning

Only 2 Ways to Fight Gentrification (you’re not going to like one of them)

January 28, 2015 By Adam Hengels

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Gentrification is the result of powerful economic forces. Those who misunderstand the nature of the economic forces at play, risk misdirecting those forces.  Misdirection can exasperate city-wide displacement.  Before discussing solutions to fighting gentrification, it is important to accept that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, Gentrification, housing, planning, zoning Tagged With: affordable housing, Chicago, class conflict, development, Economics, gentrification, lincoln park, real estate, regulation, Urban Economics

Interview with Alain Bertaud

January 19, 2015 By Anthony Ling

Alain Bertaud is probably the most interesting urbanist you've haven't heard about. He is a senior researcher at the NYU Stern Urbanization Project next to names such as Paul Romer and Solly Angel. Bertaud used to be the lead urbanist at the World Bank, and Ed Glaeser has said that everything he … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, housing, infrastructure, Transportation Tagged With: alain bertaud, brasilia, BRT, curitiba, Hong Kong, real estate

New York’s Funny Definition Of ‘Moderate- and Middle-Income’ Housing

January 9, 2012 By Stephen Smith

Pretty interesting article in the NYT today about the Gotham West development that recently broke ground on Manhattan‘s far west side. But I think the part about affordable housing could use some context: But the bulk of the project will be affordable units, 682 of them, or more than half the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: by Stephen Smith (Forbes), Economics, Law, Places & Spaces, Policy Tagged With: politics, real estate, regulation

The North Korean Origins Of Renzo Piano’s Shard Tower

January 8, 2012 By Stephen Smith

Apparently I’m not the only one who thinks London’s Shard skyscraper (shameless article-I-wrote-about-London-skyscrapers plug) looks like Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel. Koryo Tours, the only tour group that offers westerners package to North Korea, plays up the similarities on its … [Read more...]

Filed Under: by Stephen Smith (Forbes), Logistics & Transportation, Places & Spaces, Policy Tagged With: politics, real estate, regulation

In Defense Of Land Reclamation: It Ain’t All Palm Islands!

January 6, 2012 By Stephen Smith

Earlier today Urban Photo Blog tweeted earlier today a link to an article about Hong Kong’s latest land reclamation project, with an obviously sarcastic “because it worked so well in Dubai!” tacked on at the end. Not to pick on Urban Photo Blog – actually, his Twitter account is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: by Stephen Smith (Forbes), Economics, Logistics & Transportation, Places & Spaces, Policy, Travel, video Tagged With: energy, real estate

California HSR Review Panel Recommends Against $2.7 Billion Bond Issue

January 3, 2012 By Stephen Smith

Enormous viaducts like this are one reason for the project's ballooning cost estimates Well, the other shoe has finally dropped: the California High-Speed Rail Peer Review Group is recommending that the state legislature not authorize the issue of $2.7 billion in bonds to begin paying for the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: by Stephen Smith (Forbes), Economics, Logistics & Transportation, Places & Spaces, Policy, Travel Tagged With: energy, politics, real estate

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