Taxpayers Still on the Hook for Stadium Debts, Even Though Coronavirus Canceled Sports
But then, those stadiums weren't likely to bring the growth the cities wanted in the first place.
Cities
COVID-19 Could Force City Planners To Rethink Their Priorities
The coronavirus shutdown might alter buying patterns, as more people flee tightly packed cities for suburban, exurban, and rural areas.
Will New York Ever Recover From COVID-19?
Urbanist Joel Kotkin says the pandemic will accelerate America's urban decline. Richard Florida is "100 percent convinced" NYC will be just fine.
Stop Ignoring the Different Needs of Rural Areas and Cities Responding to COVID-19
A uniform national response risks doing more harm than good in a nation that’s not uniform.
Density or Sprawl? How To Solve the Urban Housing Crisis
Land use regulation is making cities unaffordable. In an unfettered market, how would Americans choose to live?
Can U.S. Cities Be Forced To House Coronavirus Patients?
Plus: Supreme Court will hear Catholic foster agency case, Apple and TikTok reject Sen. Josh Hawley's testimony request, and more...
Trump Uses Clemency To Help Drug War Victims, Reward GOP Donors, and Spite James Comey
Plus: China boots three reporters, megacities are getting a smaller share of growth than they used to, and Dems gather to debate in Las Vegas..
Fault Lines
The relics of terrible segregationist government policies are still felt in East Austin, an area that's quickly gentrifying
'Jane Jacobs Goals Through Robert Moses Tactics'
Community planners don't have all the answers.
An Ohio City Is Declaring Itself a 'Crime Victim' of a False Police Report and Demanding Restitution
Ohio's Marsy’s Law has the potential to be abused for municipal cash grabs.
Instead of Suing or Appealing to Regulators, These Manhattanites Paid Market Price for Their Condo Views
NIMBYs can keep their views. They just have to pay for them.
A Florida Retiree's Uncut Lawn May Cost Him His House
Jim Ficken was fined $29,000 for violations of his town's tall grass ordinance.
It's Not a Mystery Why America's Biggest Cities Are Losing Population
Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City all have some easily identifiable management problems.
Want to End Urban-Rural Conflict? Stop Looking for a Victor.
Whether red vs. blue or city vs. country, political tensions are best addressed by letting people run their own lives.
Leave the Strand Alone! Iconic Bookstore Owner Pleads With NYC: Don't Landmark My Property
Nancy Bass Wyden says historic designation would compromise her ownership rights and mean dealing with bureaucrats who "do not know how to run a bookstore."
HQ2: How Amazon Made Governments Do Their Bidding for Free
It wasn't just about financial breaks and subsidies. Cities gave up all sorts of data the giant can use for its own market advantages.
Seattle's Proposed Employment Tax is Just the City's Latest Self-Inflicted Wound
City officials seem dedicated to driving away the businesses that create prosperity.
The Coming Century of Environmental Renewal
A new article in BioScience vindicates The End of Doom.
New Orleans Nixes Plan for Strict Cap on French Quarter Strip Clubs
"There is nothing inherent" to strip clubs "that causes crime," say city planners.
Amazon's Second HQ Attracts 238 Bids From Cities Eager to 'Give Away the Farm'
In the race to shower Amazon with economic development cash, the only winning move is not to play-as San Antonio has decided to do.
Like Schools, Parks, Social Programs? Too Bad, Because Retirees Get Paid First
New report shows how California's pension obligations are crowding out spending on other things.
How Jane Jacobs Challenged the Centralized Urban Planning Groupthink
The death and life of a great American urbanist
Zoning Laws in New York, San Francisco, and San Jose Cut Americans' Wages by $8,775
And they've made the U.S. economy 9 percent smaller than it would it otherwise be.
High Population Density Just Might Be Good for You
For people, unlike rats, the human 'behavioral sink' seems to be greater creativity, not pathological collapse.
Why Aren't More Americans Moving?
People used to chase economic opportunity across the country. Then the government got in the way.
With Ride-Sharing Technology, Cities Will Build On-Demand Bus Lines Around You
Ask not for whom the bell tolls, mass transit agencies of America.
In Our Uber-ed Out Future, Cities Won't Be Covered With Ugly Parking Garages
Next generation of ride-sharing will make cities more efficient, solve mass transit problems.
Jane Jacobs at 100
On Jane Jacobs' 100th birthday, we look back at Reason's coverage of the great defender of urban freedom.
Enforcement
A look at city police department policies defining when and how cops can use force
Landmarking Is Turning New York City Into a Life-Sized Historical Diorama
The city recently landmarked a giant Pepsi-Cola sign because of its "prominent siting."
Heaven Help California's Non-Urban Cities Under a $15 Minimum Wage
Lessons in how to make double-digit unemployment permanent.
Searching for Jane Jacobs' Influence
Some of her most powerful ideas never got much traction.
Washington, D.C. Streetcar Nightmare: Then and Now
D.C. residents breathed a sigh of relief when streetcars disappeared in 1962. Now they're back.
