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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

“Change” Not Welcome in Harlem: Neighbors Cause Commotion as Harlem Rezoning Passes

May 1, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Limousine Liberals aren't the only ones who oppose change. In Harlem, neighbors fought to keep new people out of their neighborhood, and want to force gentrification upon other neighborhoods. In the process they created such a stir at Wednesday's Council session, they had to be cleared out.It's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: zoning Tagged With: 125th street rezoning, gentrification, Harlem, neighborhood, NIMBY, nyc, rezoning, zoning

Abolition of Density Restrictions Would be Great for NYC In The Long Run

April 28, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Tyler Cowen of Marginal Revolution asks a great question: How good would the abolition of zoning in New York City be? He argues that zoning restrictions prevent Manhattan from being a "forest of skyscrapers" such as Sao Paulo.Many of Manhattan's skyscrapers are much taller than typical Sao Paulo … [Read more...]

Filed Under: zoning Tagged With: bureaucracy, Free-market, housing, manhattan, NIMBY, nyc, Sao Paulo, skyscrapers, tyler cowen, zoning

Carroll Gardens: Sign the Pro-Development Petition

April 18, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Whoever is putting together this petition, please let Market Urbanism readers know how to sign the petition.Gowanus Lounge: Carroll Gardens Rumor Mill: "Pro-Development" Petition? … [Read more...]

Filed Under: zoning Tagged With: brooklyn, carroll gardens, development, nyc, petition, zoning

NIMBYs sue to force developer to “protect character”

April 14, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Nearby residents want to stall Columbus Village from being their Upper West Side neighbor.The myth that dense development is bad for the environment continues... Maybe high-priced attorneys help propagate these myths at the expense of the environment and supply of housing for the sake of their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: zoning Tagged With: columbus village, density, development, NIMBY, nyc, real estate, upper west side

125th Street Rezoning

April 14, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Collectivists planned to join "Hands Across Harlem" to stop developers from further exercising their property rights. However, they only managed to gather a small crowd.New York Observer: 125th Street Rezoning Rally: 1968 Tries AgainCity Council Could Approve 125th Street Rezoning … [Read more...]

Filed Under: zoning Tagged With: development, Harlem, nyc, zoning

Sowell: Green “Disparate Impact”

April 13, 2008 By Adam Hengels

NIMBYism and exclusionary zoning has helped "preserve the character" of desirable urban areas by driving out the economically unfortunate.Green Disparate Impact … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Environment, planning, zoning Tagged With: Economics, NIMBY, race issues, zoning

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