Archive: Scott Beyer
Scott Beyer is a Catalyst Columnist Fellow on a 1.5-year research project through the Global South for Catalyst’s Market Urbanism Around the World series. 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
Full Biography and Publications
Art Deco – an Ode to Urban Glamour
The Jazz Age style is an elegant and retro look that a liberty-urbanist can appreciate
Almost Heaven: The Jagged Heart of Appalachia
How completely justified tourism could shake up and shine one of America's jewels
The Incompetence of Mayor Ted Wheeler
The Portland mayor won’t stop—and barely even condemns—violent rioting in his city
Proptech Has Come to the Real Estate Industry
New technology is impacting the planning, administration, construction and marketing of homes
What Would Happen Without Parking Requirements?
Cities worldwide are experimenting with less and less parking
Can Private Intercity Passenger Rail Return to America?
The three projects that would rekindle American train transportation
Friends of the L.A. River Has An Anti-Urban Vision For It
FOLAR wants to block development in riverfront properties that could otherwise be a great urban space
Three Ways the Government Blocks Urban Density
Limits on height, floor-area ratio, and dwelling units per acre have tremendous societal costs
The Urban Riots Resulted From Poor Local Leadership
A good protest was undermined by the unwillingness of mayors and governors to stop violence
Why the Shutdown in America Must End
The shutdown exacts great costs on our economy and liberty but hasn’t proven effective
Private Cities Are a Needed Experiment
They are an opportunity to restore personal and economic freedom in ways that normal cities do not
Elon Musk Might Move Tesla From California
California has an anti-business and anti-people policy regime