1. This week at Market Urbanism Does Home-sharing Create Negative Externalities? by Michael LewynHomeowners’ fear of being overrun by “transient” renters is based on an outmoded picture of urban life. In a rural area where most people are born and die in the same town, a fear of … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings July 29, 2016 (100 years of NYC Zoning bonus links)
1. This week at Market Urbanism Does President Obama Have A ‘Regionalism’ Agenda? by Scott BeyerSuch policies represent less a turn towards socialism, than one away from the nation’s existing socialized paradigm favoring suburbs, wherein housing regulations restrict dense infill … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings July 22, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism Quantifying the effects of California zoning rules by Emily HamiltonKip Jackson finds that California zoning rules and other land-use restrictions not only reduce the growth rate of new housing stock, but a new regulation can actually be expected to reduce the … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings July 15, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism Nick Zaiac contributed his first Market Urbanism piece: The Cato Institute Goes After Arbitrary Historic Preservation Lawsbetween municipalities they can vary, depending on the precedents set by different circuit courts. Now the Cato Institute, a libertarian … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings July 8, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism, we're Liberalizing Cities From The Bottom Up Middle Aged NIMBYs, Young YIMBYs by Michael LewynMost of the Pro-Urb posters on housing costs assume that high rents are the result of insatiable demand driven by wealthy foreigners, that government lets … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings July 1, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism Do The Rich Cause High Rents? by Michael LewynOne common argument against building new housing is that new construction will never reduce housing costs, because the influx of ultra-rich people into high-cost cities creates an insatiable level of … [Read more...]
Y-Combinator, Tech, and “New Cities”
Monday, Y-Combinator, an early-stage technology startup incubator, announced it will “study building new, better cities.” Some existing cities will get bigger and there's important work being done by smart people to improve them. We also think it’s possible to do amazing things given a blank slate. … [Read more...]
ReasonTV on SF’s YIMBY Movement
Last week, Reason.tv (the multimedia outlet of Reason Magazine) published a video about San Francisco's YIMBY movement. The video describes the decades of underdevelopment in San Francisco as the result of community activism intended to limit the supply of new construction. As a result, San … [Read more...]