The conventional wisdom (based on Census estimates) seems to me that urban cores have lost population since COVID began, but are beginning to recover. But mid-decade Census estimates are often quite flawed. These estimates are basically just guesses based on complicated mathetmatical formulas, and … [Read more...]
Apples to apples housing cost comparisons
I recently ran across an interesting discussion on Twitter about housing costs. Someone praised Chicago's low housing costs, and someone else responded that because Chicago's most troubled neighborhoods are so unusually dangerous and disinvested (compared to the most troubled parts of a safer city … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings May 11, 2019
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: third fastest growing city in Africa. (pop. 4,364,541) Flickr user David Stanley1. Recently at Market Urbanism A great new paper on how government fights walking by Michael LewynMany readers of this blog know that government subsidizes driving- not just through road … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings March 1, 2019
1. Recently at Market Urbanism Any Green New Deal Must Tackle Zoning Reform by Nolan GrayAccording to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), transportation and electricity account for more than half of the US’ greenhouse gas emissions. As David Owen points out in his book “Green … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings December 7th 2018
1. Recently at Market Urbanism: Two Cheers for PHIMBY by Michael LewynOne alternative to market urbanism that has received a decent amount of press coverage is the PHIMBY (Public Housing In My Back Yard) movement. PHIMBYs (or at least the most extreme PHIMBYs) believe that market-rate … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings November 16, 2018
1. Recently at Market Urbanism: Three Policies for Making Driverless Cars Work for Cities by Emily HamiltonTo avoid repeating mistakes of the past, policymakers should create rules that neither subsidize AVs nor give them carte blanche over government-owned rights-of-way. Multiple writers … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings October 25, 2018
1. Recently at Market Urbanism:Response to “Steelmanning the NIMBYs” by Michael LewynScott Alexander, a West Coast blogger, has written a post that has received a lot of buzz, called “Steelmanning the NIMBYs”; apparently, “steelmanning” is the opposite of “straw manning”; that … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings September 28, 2018
1. Announcements: MUsings are back!! This week, we’ll get you caught up on the latest on our site and social media. Be sure to check out and share the new documentary video produced by The Institute for Humane Studies’ Josh Oldham, in collaboration with MU’s Nolan Gray and Sandy Ikeda. 2. … [Read more...]