Posts Tagged ‘free market’
Free-Market Parking
Today I want to take a look at the free-enterprise approach to parking in more detail. Let’s look at why the free-enterprise system makes sense in the first place, then we’ll try to understand why free-market parking solutions would work in Houston. The common-sense argument against parking regulations First, remember that the traffic patterns flowing to [...]
Smart Code
Continuing in our look at the basics of Urbanism, I’d like to introduce another concept today: the SmartCode. SmartCode is a highly refined, form-based model development code. It was produced by Duany Plater-Zyberk during the 80′s and 90′s, and released to the general public in 2003. The entire code and a lot of supporting material [...]
Three Interesting Reads
Houston Transit in an Alternate Universe Christof Imagines what it would be like if Houston’s plans from 1983 had come to fruition. China Vies to be a Leader in Electric Vehicles It’s scary how far behind the curve we’re getting. 20/20 Segment on Private Roads From Market Urbanism, a look at the difference between public [...]
Houston and the Free Market
Tory Gattis had a great post on Monday in which he reviewed some news from late ’08. Two major highlights: 1. A comprehensive study by the Brookings Institution found that congestion pricing of freeways “would reduce housing costs and sprawl. It eliminates the subsidy for living farther out, which drives up demand and density in [...]
This is called Capitalism.
Forbes had a great story from January that I just found, and I thought it was worth sharing: Where US Home Sales are Rising. The key quote comes right at the beginning. Something funny’s happening in Las Vegas. Home sale prices from last year are down 28%, but home sales are up 15%. The reason? [...]