David Schleicher
@ProfSchleich
Professor, YLS; https://law.yale.edu/david-n-schleicher; YNWA
Joe Burrow has the perfect take on boats. No notes.
The belief that government jobs are not a cost of providing services, but the reason to provide to services is bad when it's about HSR in California, and bad when it's about prisons in Minnesota governing.com/management-and…
- Big developments have ~0 "external costs," on net. Congestion costs are offset by agglomeration (wage) benefits. The paper also confirms earlier work finding that new development tends to modestly depress rather than raise rents in nearby buildings. /14
Translated into lay parlance: "Building loads of new luxury housing would be pretty sweet for the rich people who get to live in it, and FRIGGIN' AWESOME for the poor people who have to live elsewhere." Not intuitive. But so important for policymakers to understand. /7
Here are some of the really cool results: In the "no zoning" counterfactual, redevelopment would predominantly occur in high-price neighborhoods, yet the welfare gains would be disproportionately concentrated at the bottom of the socioeconomic spectrum! /4
Nearly everyone has given up on urban K-12 reform. Politicians no longer talk about it. There's but one city, Houston, attempting wholesale reform and early results are incredibly promising. Cities from across the US are starting to pay attention. In 2023, after years of falling…
Our report shows how litigation risk has become a barrier to abundance—and offers ideas for fixing it. 🔗 thebreakthrough.org/issues/energy/… Thanks to @nicholas_bagley @ProfSchleich @CSElmendorf @EnergyLawProf @ArnabDatta321 @ceqalaw for expert review.
One reason I don’t like the idea of trying to peg a precise “housing shortage” number — if housing supply was more elastic we would have a richer country and more people would get lake houses or invest in purpose-built Airbnbs. Endless ladder of abundance & prosperity.
One in 6 Maine homes are vacation homes—which Census defines as "vacant for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use." The lowest density of vacation homes in America is Illinois—one in 125. via @_brianpotter
Good piece from @CSElmendorf and @ProfSchleich making the case for YIMBYs to move in a more cross-issue direction, focused broadly on creating livable cities: housing, public safety, clean streets, rigorous public schools, and better transportation
People support housing density if they like cities. The YIMBY movement will go farther if it evolves into a broader “livable cities” coalition. @CSElmendorf and @ProfSchleich show the way ⬇️
People support housing density if they like cities. The YIMBY movement will go farther if it evolves into a broader “livable cities” coalition. @CSElmendorf and @ProfSchleich show the way ⬇️
With housing abundance friends like these.....
Many signers support new housing & have negotiated neighborhood rezonings & good projects in our districts. Mayor’s commission just wants developers to build whatever they want / and avoid contributing to our growing communities. It’s a huge missed opportunity.
The key issue on housing isn't regulation vs deregulation, it's centralization vs decentralization of decision making. Land use authority should be at the highest level to consider the broadest set of concerns, rather than letting a million fiefdoms be veto points.
Decentralization of land use authority is *the most significant driver* of NYC's affordable housing crisis. A strong state that can make clear, rational decisions with input from the community needs to eliminate hyperlocal governance veto points like this. This is how good…
To be clear, the charter revisions reduce power for individual council members. It takes honesty and integrity to admit that a comprehensive citywide process is better for affordability. Big respect to @OsseChi @ebottcher @ShaunAbreu @PiSanchezNYC for not signing onto the letter.
Would Americans be better off without Costco? Zephyr Teachout says yes. I say no. marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolu…
Why is it essential that New York City pass these four ballot items designed to unstick housing production? Jessica Katz explains. vitalcitynyc.org/articles/four-…