1. Announcement Another reminder, if you're a Los Angeles resident, to vote "no" on Measure S on Tuesday, March 7th. More info on the anti-housing initiative can be found here. 2. This Week at Market Urbanism Yglesias Gives Best Tweetstorm Ever by Michael Lewyn Governing The Traffic Commons by … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings February 24, 2017
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Four Warnings For Los Angeles On Measures SI’m not going to rehash arguments for or against the measure. Instead, I’m going to offer several warnings based on the experience of Davis, CA, which passed its own Ballot Box Zoning Measure in … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings February 10, 2017
1. AnnouncementMichael Lewyn, a UPenn legal scholar and MU contributor, just wrote a book about our concept: "Government Intervention and Suburban Sprawl: The Case for Market Urbanism." More info at Amazon.2. This week at Market Urbanism: Only In California: Twisting an Anti-Exclusionary … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings February 3, 2017
1. Announcement Market Urbanism and the Foundation for Economics Education are partnering on a special 6-session track focused on Market Urbanism at this Summer's conference in Atlanta. Mark your calendars for June 15-18 (we are also going to try to plan some gatherings separate from the … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings January 27, 2017
1. This week at Market Urbanism: If Landlords Can Profit, Homes Must Be Great Investments, Right? by Emily HamiltonA childless couple might purchase a four-bedroom home in a good school district for the future, meaning that they end up over-consuming housing for their yet unborn … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings January 13, 2017
1. This week at Market Urbanism: The Rural Libertarian As A Historical Anomaly by Sandy IkedaI believe the positive correlation between political conservatism and libertarianism and rural or “agricultural” living is an historical anomaly; that historically the countryside has been a … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings, December 30, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism: Are “Charter Cities” a Solution? by Sandy IkedaWhat makes a charter city attractive is the prospect of rapidly instituting rules consistent with economic development in an area that might otherwise take decades to do so, offering almost overnight the chance of a … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings, December 23, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbansim: Is There a “Libertarian Architecture”? by Sandy IkedaBy “libertarian architecture” I don’t mean a particular style. In the absence of government intervention, however, I do think certain kinds of projects would be unlikely to emerge, and so it may be possible … [Read more...]