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...]

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...]

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...]

 1. This week at Market Urbansim: Same Old Story: How Planners Continue to Drive Gentrification by Nolan GrayPlanners, like all professions, have their own useful mythologies. A popular one goes something like this: “Many years ago, us planners did naughty things. We pushed around the … [Read more...]

 1. This week at Market Urbansim: China’s “Planned Capitalism” Kills Wealth by Sandy IkedaChina’s central planners haven’t even begun to appreciate, let alone practice, the lessons of the great urbanist Jane Jacobs, who viewed cities and the socioeconomic processes that go on in them … [Read more...]

1. This week at Market Urbansim: Private Neighborhoods And The Transformation Of Local Government by Sandy IkedaIn Private Neighborhoods and the Transformation of Local Government, Robert H. Nelson effectively frames the discussion of what minimal government might look like in terms of personal … [Read more...]

 1. This week at Market Urbansim: The Urban Origins of Liberty by Sandy IkedaOnly in the commercial society of the cities, which then as today attracted the ambitious, the talented, and the misfit, did liberty have a real meaning and substance. Only if you can “vote with your feet,” … [Read more...]

 1. This week at Market Urbansim: America’s Progressive Developers–The Uptown Gateway Council by Scott BeyerSan Diego, too, may be subject to this downzoning trend. Like California’s other destination cities, San Diego has both a fast-growing population, and restrictive land-use … [Read more...]