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
NFTS: Like IPOs, but for Everything
Are there still good uses for NFTs? Plenty
Does Chicago’s Aldermanic System Work?
Chicago’s long-time debate about aldermanic privilege speaks to a larger one about whether city council elections should be ward-based or at-large
Why Jersey City Is Becoming New York City’s 6th Borough
A little liberty goes a long way
The Emergence of Startup Cities
Privately owned cities are popping up all over the world, particularly the global south
Will America Get “Vertical Integration” of Transport?
Nationwide transportation can, and likely will, come from the growth of a private enterprise
What Governments Can Learn From Companies
The public sector has a lot to learn from the private sector
What San Francisco Restaurant Laws Say About Progressivism
Why do some cities allow eateries to suffer under the weight of unhelpful regulations and lockdowns?
See How Little Housing Some U.S. Metros Permit
The supply is not meeting demand
The Soft Tyranny of Occupational Licensing
How regulations are hurting Main Street and American entrepreneurship
Stop Subsidizing Homes in Flood Zones
The market will make clear what land is fit to live on
Outdoor Dining Should Stay
And why free parking should go
In Defense of Housing Investors
When Invitation Homes, BlackRock, and other corporations buy homes ownership is technically distributed across millions of people