This isn't some crazy proposal, they have been private since the 20's and 30's. It seems there are advantages and disadvantages. You don't have to worry about street parking when you own the street, but you have to hire your own contractor to make repairs. My main concern is that those homeowners … [Read more...]
Release Us From Rent Regulation
Curbed: Rent-Stabilzation War: Tenants Strike BackNew York Times: Questions of Rent Tactics by Private Equity Rent-regulated apartments account for 57 percent of the total in the Bronx, 42 percent of the apartments in Brooklyn, 59 percent in Manhattan, 43 percent in Queens and 15 percent of … [Read more...]
Privatize Midway Airport
If Chicago's Midway Airport is privatized, I'll be looking forward to flying in there. (And it won't just be to satisfy cravings of Italian beef sandwiches and hot dogs at the food court.) It's success may depend on the how much (or hopefully how little) the city regulates the airport's contracts … [Read more...]
Colbert: Free Gas!
Watch it right here:And also, Kunstler on oil & suburbia: … [Read more...]
LA’s New Housing Rules Band-aid the Symptoms, Exacerbate the Problem
LA Times: Los Angeles limits 'mansionization,' downtown hotel conversionsReason: In Soviet Los Angeles, Housing Affordables You!LA's City Council voted unanimously to treat the symptoms of the City's gentrification problem by restricting property owner's right to improve their … [Read more...]
Urgent: Kanye West May Die Without This Condo
It's a beautiful project. I sure hope he gets his condo! Wouldn't it be great if more entertainers joined in the fight to allow urban density instead of other silly stuff?Kanye's Blog: HAVE YOU EVER SEEN SOMETHING SO GOOD YOU THOUGH YOU'D DIE WITHOUT IT?More articles on HL23 on … [Read more...]
“Change” Not Welcome in Harlem: Neighbors Cause Commotion as Harlem Rezoning Passes
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...]
Markets for Parking
Matthew Yglesias: Parking How much will they pay? Well, it's hard to know in advance which is why you need markets. But that's what you should have -- as much parking as the market will bear. Not government-mandated parking, and not government-provided free or discount parking. Let people build … [Read more...]