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Manhattan. CC image from sakeeb. Breaking news! Last week, the New York Times reported that it is expensive to live in Manhattan. The Times frames the question through the lens of the middle class, asking what the definition means in the context of they city’s densest borough. In a city like New York, where everything is Continue reading Middle class in Manhattan? San Francisco. CC image from C1ssou A few days ago, Charles Marohn posted “It’s so much more than density” on his Strong Towns blog. In it, Charles pushes back against the idea that density is good, arguing that the reality of great places is more complex. Marohn’s conclusion is spot on, but throughout his post Continue reading Density – the limitations of zoning Roosevelt Island Tram – CC image from The Eyes of New York A couple of items that came across the internet about technology, innovation, the economy, and urban form: Tech & the City Nancy Scola pens a long piece in Next American City about the future of the technology industry in the city. The piece looks at Continue reading Shaping Silicon Valley Williamsburg Bridge. CC image from Kev Gilmour (Building off the previous post, in response to this Atlantic Cities piece) If Feargus O’Sullivan isn’t really moving to a “suburb” as his article is entitled, but rather to a different urban neighborhood – then what’s the reasoning behind this? O’Sullivan complains about ”hype” and “supposed edginess and creative Continue reading Buying into the urban ‘myth’ 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’? 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 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 With both city leaders and members of Congress discussing alterations to DC’s height limit, I think there are a few things worth highlighting. These are just some thoughts on what I think are the core issues here, and how DC might proceed. Why do this? The compelling reason must be economic, and the reasoning behind this Continue reading Thoughts on changing DC’s height limit Downtown Seattle. Photo by author. On land use procedure: In the same line as my previous post about procedural hurdles to adding density, a similar discussion is happening in Seattle. Within the larger realm of procedural hurdles, this focus picks up on the idea of a ‘density’ party. While party organization is a part of the Continue reading More thoughts on density, procedure, and neighborhood opposition |
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