I think it's worth noting the research that Emily Hamilton did on upzoning at Tyson's corner. If I remember her essay on that correctly it resulted in a significant increase in population and economic vitality. That doesn't disprove your observation that suburban development around D.C. has been essentially frozen for decades, but it's a nice example of a positive move in land use regulations.
No. 2. Odd as it sounds, the widespread and routine criminalization of push-cart vending. Some nations or jurisdiction actually codify the right of push-cart vendors to practice.
Push-cart vending lowers costs and widens choices for consumers (and remember, we valorize consumers!), and even more importantly, provides a practical pathway into business ownership for nearly anybody.
Trying renting retail space in a big city. An average guy can't do it.
The third-largest problem is taxes on productive behavior, such as working.
A distance fourth is the right level of tariffs. Trump has bungled the implementation as only Trump could.
Nevertheless---cheaper housing, more business opps, and higher real wages are great salves for what ails America.
If only our two political parties could pay attention to that.
This is quite remarkable, given how restrictive DC-proper zoning laws continue to be! We still have most of the city reserved for 1-2 unit buildings, and a strict height limit of 13 stories in the whole city. However, our FAR allowances are more generous than most - I think an FAR of ~2 is allowed in most of the city.
I think it's worth noting the research that Emily Hamilton did on upzoning at Tyson's corner. If I remember her essay on that correctly it resulted in a significant increase in population and economic vitality. That doesn't disprove your observation that suburban development around D.C. has been essentially frozen for decades, but it's a nice example of a positive move in land use regulations.
Good catch. I should have mentioned that.
Although, the relative problem compared to pre-2008 is out of local control.
Housing is the nation's No. 1 economic problem.
No. 2. Odd as it sounds, the widespread and routine criminalization of push-cart vending. Some nations or jurisdiction actually codify the right of push-cart vendors to practice.
Push-cart vending lowers costs and widens choices for consumers (and remember, we valorize consumers!), and even more importantly, provides a practical pathway into business ownership for nearly anybody.
Trying renting retail space in a big city. An average guy can't do it.
The third-largest problem is taxes on productive behavior, such as working.
A distance fourth is the right level of tariffs. Trump has bungled the implementation as only Trump could.
Nevertheless---cheaper housing, more business opps, and higher real wages are great salves for what ails America.
If only our two political parties could pay attention to that.
This is quite remarkable, given how restrictive DC-proper zoning laws continue to be! We still have most of the city reserved for 1-2 unit buildings, and a strict height limit of 13 stories in the whole city. However, our FAR allowances are more generous than most - I think an FAR of ~2 is allowed in most of the city.