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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? 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 CC image from chethan shankar on flickr Stuff that’s been piling up in my open tabs… Jarrett Walker takes a look at Seattle, and how the city’s geography of natural chokepoints and barriers aid the city’s transit usage, despite lacking an extensive rail transit system (though it’s getting bigger as we speak). Transit planning is frustrating in Continue reading Hump-day late-night link-dump |
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