Instapundit talks with Urban Theorist Joel Kotkin; Wisdom Ensues
Out on the West Coast in LA, Glenn Reynolds of Instapundit talks with demographer and urban theorist Joel Kotkin about car haters and more.
Kotkin's a great voice on how cities either flourish or die depending on how easy they make it for people to live there. He was a great presence in Reason Saves Cleveland with Drew Carey, speaking up in defense of places such as Houston, which despite its enormous success in attracting people, is often pooh-poohed as ugly or awful or sprawling etc. Rather than building "Edifice Complex" structures such as sports stadiums and largely unused light-rail systems, Kotkin says cities do best to keep taxes and regulation low and consistent and provide a reliable backdrop against which individuals can plan and build their lives. Watch the final episode of RSC, "Bring the People Back":
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Come on. Detroit has two beautiful major league sports facilities. If it can work for Detroit, where can't it work?
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Sweet. We can get some Detroit bashing and some Houston bashing all in one thread.
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wtf? I hit the link about Joel Kotkin on elitist efforts to destroy americans standard of living and i get RUMSFELD
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Houston is pretty great.