Building the Skylineflipped into Skynomics BlogDoes Upzoning Work?buildingtheskyline.org - Jason BarrJason M. Barr August 14, 2023Many cities around the world have severe housing affordability problems. One reason is overly restrictive zoning …
Building the Skylineflipped into Skynomics BlogRobert Moses and the Zoning of New York (Part II): 1944buildingtheskyline.org - Jason BarrJason M. Barr July 24, 2023Author’s Note: This blog post is the second in a series that brings to light Robert Moses’ forgotten role in New York …
Building the Skylineflipped into Skynomics BlogLong Live the Skyscraperbuildingtheskyline.org - Jason BarrJason M. Barr June 12, 2023A few weeks ago, I received an email from an acquaintance with a link to an article about my research. I was naturally …
Building the Skylineflipped into Skynomics BlogExciting versus Boring Skylines: Which Countries Build Up?buildingtheskyline.org - Jason BarrJason M. Barr and Remi Jedwab May 9, 2023When we think of skyscrapers, we think of the tales of ego-drenched developers engaging in height …
Building the Skylineflipped into Skynomics BlogThe Missing Bottom: Filtering and Housing Affordabilitybuildingtheskyline.org - Jason BarrJason M. Barr April 3, 2023“More Rundown Buildings Now!”That should be the new motto for expensive cities. In the current debates on affordable …
Building the Skylineflipped into Skynomics BlogRobert Moses and the Zoning of New York (Part I): Killing the Master Planbuildingtheskyline.org - Jason BarrJason M. Barr February 28, 2023Author’s Note: This blog post is the first in a series that brings to light Robert Moses’ forgotten role in New York …