Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Edward Glaeser, Home Economist
The New York Times has a major feature on Harvard economist Edward Glaeser, whose work has shown that land-use regulation is responsible for high housing prices in California, Oregon, Florida, and other states that have used smart-growth planning. This is a great article that should be widely circulated.
Glaeser's work is featured on the American Dream Coalition's Guide to the American Dream CD, which, for just $5, offers hundreds of articles on housing, transportation, and land-use issues. But you don't have to spend $5 to read Glaeser's reports, because most of them are available on Professor Glaeser's web site.
Glaeser's work is featured on the American Dream Coalition's Guide to the American Dream CD, which, for just $5, offers hundreds of articles on housing, transportation, and land-use issues. But you don't have to spend $5 to read Glaeser's reports, because most of them are available on Professor Glaeser's web site.
Comments:
Randal:
Please don't lump NIMBYist no-growthers in the same basket as most New Urbanists. In most cases, we have the same common enemy: NIMBYist no-growthers who want exclusionary zoning to "preserve" their neighborhoods, er, actually their property values--sorta like those people in Oak Grove you used to live near who didn't want more development that might increase the housing supply.
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Please don't lump NIMBYist no-growthers in the same basket as most New Urbanists. In most cases, we have the same common enemy: NIMBYist no-growthers who want exclusionary zoning to "preserve" their neighborhoods, er, actually their property values--sorta like those people in Oak Grove you used to live near who didn't want more development that might increase the housing supply.
