Posts tagged Zoning
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How strict land-use rules keep poor people in Mississippi
For much of the 20th century, the US labor market presented unrivaled opportunity for low-income workers to move to greener economic pastures. If the economy sucked in Oklahoma, Colorado, or Mississippi, you could move to California, Connecticut, or New York. Though certain barriers to moving, like racial discrimination, have since lessened, new ones have risen to block low-income… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Legalize Main Street!
Return of the Main Street; Setback and slowdown; Zoning czar; Eyes on Metro; Pulling the trigger; Parking red alert; More affordable housing in DC; And…. Keep reading…
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The Obama administration says zoning is at the heart of some huge economic problems
The Obama administration wants to talk zoning. According to a paper it put out this morning, laws that restrict new development and require new buildings to come with new parking, along with slow permitting processes and arbitrary preservation regulations, create barriers to opportunity for working families. Keep reading…
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Adams Morgan could get more housing and preserve its plaza, too. But it probably won’t.
Some Adams Morgan leaders have said “no” once again to a proposal to replace an ugly 1970s bank building at the corner of 18th and Columbia. Redevelopment would destroy what’s now a plaza, but does it have to? If neighbors got over some “height-itis,” maybe not. Keep reading…
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Zoning: The hidden trillion dollar tax
Zoning in cities like DC is starting to get expensive. Maybe trillions of dollars too expensive. Economists Enrico Moretti and Chang-Tai Hsieh find that if we lowered restrictions that keep people from building new housing in just three cities (New York, San Jose, and San Francisco) to the level of the median American city, US GDP would have been 9.7% higher in 2009— about… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Life’s a Beach
Bye bye Beach Drive; Still oppose SunTrust; The state of the commute; Making the rent less damn high; Salary history a thing of the past; A new shape for Fairfax; It’s Car-Free Day; Test the waters; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Arlington streets made for walking
Pedestrian only in Arlington; Metro blues; SunTrust’s new treatment; Don’t forget to hit record; More money for city dwellers; Density or sprawl? How about both?; Next stop, Margaritaville; And…. Keep reading…
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Houston took this winning approach to adding housing. Could DC do the same?
Though DC has been adding lots of housing, new development is concentrated in large, expensive buildings in neighborhoods that are running out of empty lots to build on. Houston’s approach to densification — replacing detached single family homes with townhouses — offers some important lessons for DC’s long-term growth. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: DC’s new zoning code is here
DC retools zoning laws; Metro has fewer riders, wants shorter hours; A mixed report for Metro safety; Not enough fire trucks; Smaller hospital, bigger hospital; Beyond bike-friendly; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sunday service for the streetcar
More streetcars, and Sundays too!; Construction contract triggers resignations; Families fight to stay in Brookland; Metro promises better track inspection; The forgotten national parks; High-priced homes; MoCo wrestles with Airbnb rentals; And…. Keep reading…