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Downtown Los Angeles. CC image from Nadia Kovacs. The paper of the day, from Michael Manville: “Parking requirements as a barrier to housing development: regulation and reform in Los Angeles” Abstract: Using a partial deregulation of residential parking in downtown Los Angeles, I examine the impact of minimum parking requirements on housing development. I find that Continue reading What would happen without parking requirements? DC Zoning Map – CC image from Payton Chung Every so often (just as we’re seeing right now), someone will suggest changing DC’s height limit and a flurry of articles/blog posts/tweets/etc will go up, arguing for or against. This past week has been no exception. Zoning and process: At the Atlantic, Josh Barro argues that the height Continue reading Height and zoning links Law Library. CC image from Janet Lindenmuth Via the always interesting Land Use Law Professors blog, I came across this summary from interfluidity (written by Steve Waldman) of the main points of Avent, Glaeser, and Yglesias. Dubbed the econourbanists, Waldman summarizes their arguments: In a nutshell, the econourbanists’ case is pretty simple: Cities are really important, Continue reading What would land use regulatory reform look like? Pittsburgh International Airport – CC image from Fred Philip Longman and Lina Khan make the case for re-regulating America’s airlines, claiming that deregulation is killing air travel and taking de-hubbed cities like St. Louis with it (hat tip to Matt Yglesias). The authors do indeed present compelling evidence that airline deregulation has indeed shifted the Continue reading The difficulty of unintended consequences – airlines, HSR, and deregulation I just finished a nice, quick read of Matt Yglesias’ new e-book The Rent is too Damn High. Following in the same vein as Ryan Avent’s The Gated City, Yglesias documents the perverse economic impacts of development regulations and restrictions on urban areas. Though not as well sourced and without the in-depth discussion of Avent’s Continue reading The rent is too damn high Amtrak and Union Pacific trains pass each other. Photo by SP8254. While American passenger rail often leaves much to be desired, our freight rail network is second to none. This privately owned and operated network often finds itself at odds with desires for increased passenger service and high speed operations. Hauling the Freight: Freight rail companies Continue reading Weekend Reading – Hauling Freight |
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