Easy credit fanned the flames of the recent housing bubble, but the bubble was first inflated by anti-sprawl plans that created artificial housing shortages in many American markets. If planning laws hadn’t boosted median housing prices to several times median…
Through the Envision San Jose 2040 community workshop, the city of San Jose is asking residents to present plans for the next three decades. A new vision is certainly needed, as the current one has stifled growth, produced unaffordable housing,…
In the wake of the Minneapolis bridge disaster, transportation journalists are searching for local bridges in danger of collapse. This is already stimulating proposals for huge tax increases for new infrastructure. The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates that the…
The Angora Fire, which burned nearly 200 homes in South Lake Tahoe, can teach important lessons about wildland fire. If the Forest Service has its way, however, they will be the wrong lessons. The official Forest Service response to the…