Tea Partying at Planning Meetings | Market Urbanism
UPDATE:
Besides equity and the central issue of environmental quality, I left this comment at Market Urbanism:
...my major concern about the idea of "...likewise provide a regulated built environment through voluntary private contracts." is NOT that I don't like the idea. In fact it's fine. The "least intrusive means" should be always kept in mind. The only issue for me is the huge transaction costs which, I believe, make private agreements for land use quite impossible. Thed very reason we have government is because "voluntary private contracts" are too complex. We got rid of tort law (as to land use) because it was much easier to have uniform area-wide regulations.
In short, I simply don't think it can be dome. Too complex. Too much transaction cost.
I have to admit, the idea is intriguing. But it raises serious equity issues--rich areas with neighborhood HOA's, taxing their member residences, and keeping the streets clean and repaired, and to hell with the rest of the city! Could still tax the whole city for repairs, but thinking of places like Detroit/DC--where there is not effective political constituency, there is no money spent.
Regarding replacing zoning, the issue of Houston always comes to mind, where CCR's play a similar role. It could be argued that CCR's better reflect the preferences of people who actually live in a neighborhood. But they also represent a 'dead hand' on future development. Not an issue yet, as most places with them haven't fully depreciated yet, but it will be an emerging issue.
Posted by: Matt Miller | Dec 25, 2011 at 11:45 PM
I agree too complex too much transaction cost.Improving business is not that so easy it is a matter of everything.In Helsinki Finland many of business are use to have a solution for business improvement and one of it is managing the customer relationship and having a own software of CRM in fact many of business already encounter the improvement of their business.Anyway this one is full of lesson even it is really a short one.
Posted by: Heikki Olamo | Nov 16, 2012 at 01:28 AM