Archive: Housing
In Defense of Uber, Lyft, and Ridesharing
This is part 2 in a seven-part series on the privatization of transport
Should Government Build and Finance Affordable Housing?
“Supply-side” solutions like public housing and LIHTC may seem good on paper, but are flawed in practice
Is Sprawl a Consumer Choice or a Government Mandate?
A market-based look at one of the side effects of urbanization and its tangled roots
The High Cost of Housing Approval Processes
How circuitous approval processes make growth and modernization less likely in highly regulated cities
How To Reduce Urban Overcrowding
How sprawling cities manage to be more overcrowded than the densest urban jungles
The Folly of ‘Growth Management’ Policies
The policies raise home prices, hinder urbanization, and may even worsen the “sprawl” they aim to prevent
What Would Happen Without Parking Requirements?
Cities worldwide are experimenting with less and less parking
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
Private Cities Are a Needed Experiment
They are an opportunity to restore personal and economic freedom in ways that normal cities do not
Zoning Can Not Be Replaced by Deed Restrictions
City-sanctioned deeds are considered a market-oriented alternative to zoning but they have similar, if worse problems
SF Government Officials Continue Clueless Homeless Practices During CoronaCrisis
The vulnerability of the homeless population has been in the news for weeks, yet the government has yet to devise any cohesive strategy.