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Mini-review: From Mobility to Accessibility

August 31, 2020 By Michael Lewyn

I just read a 2018 book by a variety of authors (most notably Jonathan Levine, author of Zoned Out), From Mobility to Accessibility: Transforming Urban Transportation and Land Use Planning.The key point of the book is that rather than focusing solely on "mobility", planners should focus on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: jonathan levine, mobility, Transportation

A Guide to Urban Development [Guia de Gestão Urbana]

May 10, 2017 By Jeff Fong

Caos Planejado, in conjunction with Editora BEI/ArqFuturo, recently published A Guide to Urban Development (Guia de Gestão Urbana) by Anthony Ling. The book offers best practices for urban design and although it was written for a Brazilian audience, many of its recommendations have universal … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Book Review, Development, Economics, housing, infrastructure, planning, Policy, privatization, Transportation, Uncategorized, zoning Tagged With: Brazil, infrastructure, mobility, policy, zoning

NY Rent Control Revival

February 4, 2009 By Adam Hengels

In an act of pure legislative idiocy in the face of overwhelming consensus among economists against rent control, the New York State Assembly started the ball rolling to strengthen rent regulation. NY Times:The Democratic-led Assembly passed a broad package of legislation designed to restrain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, housing, rent control Tagged With: apartments, Economics, landlord, mobility, nyc, rent control, rent regulation

“The answer: Freedom.”

November 25, 2008 By Adam Hengels

I related to this particular post by Michael Lewyn at Planetizen, Why I fight: Occasionally, someone familiar with my scholarship asks me: why do you care about walkability and sprawl and cities? Why is this cause more important to you than twenty other worthy causes you might be involved … [Read more...]

Filed Under: sprawl Tagged With: freedom, Michael Lewyn, mobility, Planetizen, sprawl, suburbia, Urbanism, walkability

Urban[ism] Legend: Gas Taxes and Fees Cover All Costs of Road Use

July 30, 2008 By Adam Hengels

No doubt, mass production of the automobile is one of the greatest innovations of all times. It has allowed for increased mobility of goods and people, which has greatly improved productivity and leisure. But, is subsidizing mobility at the expense of taxpayers taking things too far?In various … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, infrastructure, Transportation, Urban[ism] Legends Tagged With: automobile, construction, DeLucchi, fuel, gas, infrastructure, mobility, roads, socialism, tax, tolls

Rent Control Part 3: Mobility, Regional Growth, Development and Class Conflict

May 28, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Part One of this series was a refresher on the Microeconomics of Rent Control and touched on how it encourages hoarding Part Two discussed rent controls influence on the black market for apartments, rental property deterioration and housing discrimination. Here in Part Three, we will discuss how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control Tagged With: affordable housing, class conflict, development, discrimination, Economics, employment, Free-market, gentrification, housing, landlord, mobility, nyc, peter cooper village, regional growth, rent, rent control, rent stabilization, rent-regulated, segregation, stuyvesant town, taxes, tenant, Walter Block

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