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Zoning notice from Burlington, VT – CC image from Don Shall The ‘right’ density: In the process of putting this post together, I missed Ryan Avent’s piece in The Economist, mentioning some of the broader consequences of land use regulation constraints. It’s a great summary of some of the key issues regarding density, constraints to growth, Continue reading Density links – process and constraints Greenwich Village – CC image from lumierefl A few more thoughts on recent discussions of density. Better Cities and Towns offers a summary of Richard Florida’s recent speech (video is corrupted, unfortunately – it gets very choppy 1/3 the way through) at CNU. The twitter summary: quality of place trumps density. Like previous discussions on the topic, Continue reading What do we mean by ‘density’? Robocar electronics – CC image from Steve Jurvetson If we can agree that technology doesn’t change geometry, and therefore driverless cars won’t substantially change the fundamental capacity and spatial requirements of our current auto-based transportation systems, then what would they change? Chris Bradford takes a stab at this question, taking note of Matt Ygleisas’s prediction of Continue reading What would change with driverless cars? CC image from Seth Waite One more round on density – this time focusing on affordability via the tangentially related prospect of innovative and creative economies. Richard Florida chimed in at The Atlantic Cities, asking this: Stop and think for a moment: What kind of environments spur new innovation, start-ups and high-tech industries? Can you name one Continue reading Urban density and innovation Via the Streetsblog Network, I came across this Salon piece from Michael Lind praising our future driverless car overlords. Angie Schmidt at Streetsblog did a nice job to take down some of Lind’s loaded language, particularly the bits about “rigging markets” (which rings just as hollow as the cries about “social engineering” – as Timothy Continue reading Driverless cars don’t change geometry Ryan Avent, writing at Architect Magazine, takes a look at the recently floated idea of putting a Redskins practice facility at Reservation 13 in DC. One of the reasons for the backlash against the idea was the opportunity cost of a metro-adjacent, develop-able site (a scarce enough commodity in DC) lying fallow for the purposes Continue reading Density helps provide public benefits CC image from Rob Swatski Some illustrative links from the world of rail transportation: From Reason and Rail: Why the freight railroads will never electrify. This is the problem which freight electrification faces. While electrification would represent a lessening in fuel expenses, especially as the price of oil is expected to rise another 20-30% over the long-term, Continue reading Rail transport links – carry that weight 'Truth' – CC image from Kellan A few items on affordability and development: Short term vs. long term: Matt Yglesias asks why we’re not building more multi-unit buildings in the face of tremendous demand, and the answer is (broadly speaking) financing: Karl Smith, citing me, blames anti-density land use rules. Naturally I would like everyone to buy my book and Continue reading Constraints to affordability |
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