Topic

urban development

224 published works

PropertyProf Blog November 16, 2011
Property Programs at AALS Annual Meeting
By propertyprof
The early bird registration deadline for the AALS Annual Meeting is tomorrow, November 17th. For those on the fence about attending, I thought I'd post the sessions that appeared to…
PropertyProf Blog November 14, 2011
How Optimism Bias Ruins Neighborhoods
By propertyprof
Both of my younger brothers live in the Polish Hill neighborhood in Pittsburgh. I find the place quite charming. The 1,500 residents are an eclectic mix of old Polish grandmothers…
PropertyProf Blog November 7, 2011
Another Complaint About Bikeshare Programs
By propertyprof
I'm on record as a bikeshare hater (it's a real life Tragedy of the Commons!). I think they are a poor, poor way to spend public funds. Well, a friend…
PropertyProf Blog October 24, 2011
Evaluating HOPE VI
By propertyprof
The local newspaper in Pittsburgh ran an article this weekend evaluating the city's experience with the HOPE VI housing program:"Mixed income" has been the mantra in public housing for nearly…
PropertyProf Blog October 11, 2011
Urban Landmaking
By propertyprof
The history of landfill projects in Boston is really incredible. Boston in 1630:Boston in 1890:Why don't more cities that are pressed for space initiate reclamation projects?Steve Clowney
PropertyProf Blog September 19, 2011
The Ambiguous Triumph of the City
By propertyprof
Robert Bruegmann notes that "[a]t the very moment when urban population has been reported to surpass the rural, this distinction has lost most of its significance . . . ."Two…
PropertyProf Blog September 16, 2011
The Diehard Effect
By propertyprof
A great story in today's New York Times about the evolution of immigrant neighborhoods and the hold-outs from a prior era. Although the article focuses on neighborhoods in Brooklyn, the…
PropertyProf Blog September 12, 2011
Who Needs City Government?
By propertyprof
Alex Tabarrok on the growth of private cities around the globe. These are places where the private sector has stepped in to provide transportation, utilities, security and other necessities:Private cities…
PropertyProf Blog September 9, 2011
Friday’s Architecture Moment
By propertyprof
Paul Goldberger, writing for The New Yorker, surveys the new construction at the World Trade Center site.Steve Clowney
Land Use Prof Blog September 7, 2011
Glaeser on Rethinking the Federal Bias Toward Homeownership
By Land Use Prof
Harvard economist Edward Glaeser--author of much fascinating work on land use and urban development, including his latest book, Triumph of the City-- has posted his latest article, Rethinking the Federal…