Everything Urban

Unedited. Love them, hate them, but skyscrapers are a solution to several problems and the problems don't go away if you limit height of construction.

Unedited. Some see out of state investors as undesirable, I see it as doing something right.

Voting is democratic, markets are democratic, public participation is autocracy of the priveledged. Here is my unedited take down of public participation in real estate markets.

This unedited short episode makes the case for thinking of housing more as a commodity and less like a craft good sold at boutique prices.

I am bringing a conclusion to this podcast. This unedited recording is my reason why and also represents the beginning of my final series.

Movements and organizations are as much the defining principle as the people within the respective movements. To that end both YIMBY and NIMBY may be bankrupt ideas. But maybe not. Listen to hear our take on the debate.

Although not in the Bill of Rights many people argue that housing should be a human right. Should it and what would that look like? Should every minimum wage earning 18 year old be entitled to a private apartment? Join Roger Valdez and I as we explore the question.

Guests on this episode include Andrea Suarez and Kevin Dahlgren from We Heart Seattle. As a few select cities, like Portland and Seattle take the official approach to homelessness of disruption and discomfort as being cruel, a small movement is growing out of We Heart Seattle that believes in a more active and engaged approach. Their work is more in-line with the rest of the Western world and is without a doubt more compassionate to homeless. Here how they do it, the challenges they face, and why it is so important.

Visit their website here

Rational In Portland episode

I think homeownership is a scam. You may disagree but subsidizing is definetly a scam played on taxpayers. Join Roger and I as we discuss this hot topic.

Watch this Economist to see a further explaination as to why it is a bad idea.

Join my new co-host Roger Valdez and I as we discuss the topic that is gaining new traction thanks to a book by Nolan Gray titled Abritrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It. Whatever the origins of zoning are and no matter how outdates those ideas are, zoning persists, and Cities are all the worst for it.