Archive: Scott Beyer

Scott Beyer is a Columnist Fellow at Independent Institute's Catalyst. He is the owner of Market Urbanism Report, a media company that advances free-market city policy. He is also an urban affairs journalist who writes regular columns for Forbes, Governing Magazine, HousingOnline.com, and Catalyst. Follow him on Twitter: @marketurbanist.
Full Biography and Publications
Rustic Modern Architecture: A Market Evolution
How Rustic Modern Design is Reshaping Contemporary Architecture
Scott Beyer | October 3, 2024
New Jersey Moves to Deregulate Home-Based Businesses
The Garden State might allow more people to run businesses from home. The idea should go further there and in other states.
Scott Beyer | September 16, 2024
Design Rules Don’t Make Nicer Buildings
New buildings are criticized for their cookie-cutter architecture, but design review rules and other regulations help cause the problem.
Scott Beyer | September 1, 2024
Why Are There So Few Big City Walmarts?
Challenging economics for big box retail are exacerbated by hostile politicians.
Scott Beyer | August 16, 2024
How Road Design Makes Housing More Expensive
Forcing developers to build bigger roads raises project—and housing—costs.
Scott Beyer | August 1, 2024
Capital Gains Taxes: A Huge Economic Drag
Taxing investment income holds the entire economy back - and proposed changes could worsen the housing crisis.
Scott Beyer | July 15, 2024
Should America Build More Tunnels?
Tunneling has gotten faster, cheaper, and more efficient, and this ought to improve many modes of transport.
Scott Beyer | July 1, 2024
Why Tolls Help Drivers
Putting a price on driving makes it faster and, in the long run, cheaper.
Scott Beyer | June 15, 2024
‘Underpolicing’ And The Social Contract
If authorities won’t act to stop crime, people will seek private solutions. Maybe that’s good.
Scott Beyer | June 1, 2024
Are Traffic Signals Necessary?
American roads perform sub-optimally because they’re over-engineered by government.
Scott Beyer | May 15, 2024
Why Are Cities Being Planned Around Fire Trucks?
U.S. emergency vehicles are sized for wide roads, shaping the design of our cities. It doesn’t need to be this way.
Scott Beyer | May 1, 2024
Squatting In Homes Has Become Too Easy
New York City’s squatter laws, and America’s other “pro tenant” legislation, shows that we’re moving away from respect for property rights.
Scott Beyer | April 1, 2024