1. This week at Market Urbanism Buses and Trains: The Turtle and the Hare? by Asher MeyersWith buses a relatively safe, cheap and green form of travel, the wisdom of the government favoring trains at great public expense is dubious. This isn’t to say that trains are bad and buses … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2016
Parking Requirements Increase Traffic And Rents. Let’s Abolish Them.
Everybody in LA can agree on one thing - traffic blows hard. Harder, even, than these guys: Hate traffic? Blame parking. But here’s a secret: people don’t cause traffic. Cars do. And you know what makes people use cars? … [Read more...]
Buses and Trains: The Turtle and the Hare?
In America, there is an almost stifling consensus among pro-urban types—trains are good, trains are right, trains work. Trains have marked the upward surge of mankind—trains clarify and capture the essence of the American spirit. “Just look at Europe!” Yes, let’s look at Europe. What … [Read more...]
Market Urbanism MUsings August 5, 2016
1. This week at Market Urbanism Does Home-sharing Create Negative Externalities? by Michael LewynHomeowners’ fear of being overrun by “transient” renters is based on an outmoded picture of urban life. In a rural area where most people are born and die in the same town, a fear of … [Read more...]
Does Home-sharing Create Negative Externalities?
A decade or two ago, a traveler who wished to stay in a city temporarily had no alternative to a hotel. Even if the owner of a house or condominium wished to rent out a room for a short period of time, the costs of advertising in a newspaper would have at least partially canceled out the … [Read more...]