October 22, 2014
Housing Vouchers for Landlords
Collinson and Ganong have posted The Incidence of Housing Voucher Generosity to SSRN. The abstract of this important paper is a little technical for non-economists. It reads: What is the incidence of housing vouchers? Housing voucher recipients in the US … Continue reading
October 22, 2014 in Land Use | Permalink | No Comments
October 2, 2014
The Divided City — New York Edition
Richard Florida and colleagues at the Martin Prosperity Institute have posted a report, The Divided City: And the Shape of the New Metropolis. The executive summary explains that To better understand the relationship between class and geography, this report charts … Continue reading
October 2, 2014 in Land Use | Permalink | No Comments
July 3, 2014
Accidental Skyline
This is the second great web resource for land use geeks that I have seen within the last week. The Municipal Arts Society has launched Accidental Skyline. MAS describes it as follows: “Too often, New Yorkers are caught off guard … Continue reading
July 3, 2014 in Land Use | Permalink | No Comments
June 27, 2014
Urban Reviewer: NYC’s Neighborhood Plans
NYC land use geeks will want to check out the Urban Reviewer. From its website, The City of New York has adopted over 150 master plans for our neighborhoods. You can see which areas have been affected and what those … Continue reading
June 27, 2014 in Land Use | Permalink | No Comments
