This post follows on the earlier discussion of the first four chapters of The High Cost of Free Parking.Chapter 5- A Great Planning DisasterShoup sets up parking requirements as a great planning disaster. If an individual developer chose to dedicate more of his land to parking than his … [Read more...]
Book Club Update
The next post on The High Cost of Free Parking will be on Monday, covering chapters 5-9, for anyone who is reading along. … [Read more...]
The High Cost of Free Parking Chapters 1-4
Here's the first installation of Market Urbanism Book Club, covering the first four chapters of Donald Shoup's The High Cost of Free Parking. If you've read the book previously or are reading along, please share your thoughts and questions in the comments.Chapter 1:Shoup outlines the unusual … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism Book Club
I'm very excited that some of you expressed interest in doing a book club this summer. I think we should start with The High Cost of Free Parking. It's the longer of the two books, but it looks like the relative beach read.I am thinking that what makes the most sense is for me to post some brief … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Rent Is Too Damn High
Matt Yglesias' new Kindle single, The Rent Is Too Damn High, is a quick and engaging read on the reasons that much of the conventional wisdom about housing markets is wrong. While Yglesias has many progressive views, with regard to land use he takes a classical liberal stance. He explains that the … [Read more...]
DC Approved 4,000 New Housing Units This Year, But Is It Enough?
Twitter tells me that earlier tonight, “not-ruling-it-out” possible future mayoral contender (and local smart growth demigod) Tommy Wells held his inaugural book club meeting; the book discussed was Ed Glaeser’s Triumph of the City. DC’s chief planner Harriet Tregoning was … [Read more...]
e. e. cummings the urbanist
A post of Stephen’s from a year ago got a few hits today. I reread it and recalled a poem I studied in high school by e. e. cummings:plato toldhim: he couldn't believe it(jesustold him;he wouldn't believe it)laotszecertainly told him,and general (yesmam) sherman … [Read more...]
Book Review of The Heights: Anatomy of a Skyscraper
I’m reviewing The Heights: Anatomy of the Skyscraper by Kate Ascher as part of a TLC Book Tour. Other bloggers are also reviewing the book, and you can find links to their reviews here. I received a complimentary copy of the book, and I’d like to send it to a reader if anyone is interested in … [Read more...]