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CC image from Joe Philipson Following up on the previous post… Matt Yglesias links to Michael Manville’s paper, also highlighting the dual areas of inflexibility with zoning parking requirements: that the requirement is fixed at a level above market demand, and that the parking must be provided on site. On top of the rules themselves, the Continue reading What would happen without parking requirements? Part 2 – Process London Skyline. CC image from Elliot Brown. One dynamic that comes up in DC’s height limit debates is the tension between gains and losses, impacts on the city and benefits to it. New development can clearly add value, but the question is if that value is a mere ‘give-away to developers’ or if citizens (the Continue reading More on height limit trade-offs – listening skeptically, reaching resolution 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 |
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