1. This week at Market Urbanism: Emily Washington ties Adam Smith's ideas to urbanism in Mercantilist logic and land-use regulationAdam Smith taught the world that mercantilism impoverished 18th-century nations by erecting barriers to trade and reducing opportunities for specialization and … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings April 29, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Carolyn Zelikow of Aspen Institute wrote her first Market Urbanism article, Richard Florida Should Replace The Term ‘Creative Class’ With ‘Country Club’So I was shocked that reading Florida’s book not only gave me zero ideas for my own community, but … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings April 22, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Nolan Gray Reclaiming “Redneck” Urbanism: What Urban Planners Can Learn From Trailer ParksTrailer parks remain one of the last forms of housing in US cities provided by the market explicitly for low-income residents. Better still, they offer a working example … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings April 15, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Michael Lewyn So Much For The Foreign OligarchsOne common argument against new housing in high-cost cities is that the rise of global capitalism makes demand for urban housing essentially unlimited: if new apartments in Manhattan or San Francisco are built, … [Read more...]
Why No Micro-Apartments in Chicago?
Several cities have jumped on the bandwagon of building Micro-apartments, a hot trend in apartment development. San Francisco and Seattle already have them. New York outlawed them, but is testing them on one project, and may legalize them again. Even developers in smaller cities like … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings April 8, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Tory Gattis has an interesting take on the restaurant scene in HoustonCities like to hype amenities like museums and performing arts, but really, how often do you go to a museum or an arts performance? A few times a year? How often do you eat out? Hopefully … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings April 1, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Michael Lewyn published his second MU article, Vouchers, Sprawl and Trade-Offs discussing the challenges to mitigating the "sprawl-generating machine" of the US public education systemA more market-oriented solution to the problem of sprawl-generating school … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings March 25, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Emily Washington described The Need For Low-Quality Housing in America's most desirable cities.People of very little means could afford to live in cities with the highest housing demand because they lived in boarding houses, residential hotels, and low-quality … [Read more...]