Pencilling Out
Zak YudhishthuNotes on housing policy and urban economics. Twin Cities and Chicago-focused.
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Reflections on a year of reading Chicago
Alexander Calder’s Flamingo, with the Sears Tower in the reflection. All photos in this post are my own.
I’ve now lived in Chicago for about a year and a half. I came here soon after graduating college and leaving Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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Chicago's downtown family boom
I’d like for cities to be great places to raise families. Unfortunately, families themselves frequently don’t find this to be the case. Over the decade or two, American cities have generally seen a declining number of families, a trend whic...
Can we boost density by restricting lower-density housing?
The Logan Square church that was proposed to be demolished, and will instead be converted into housing. Source: Google Maps
Last year, a developer proposed to destroy a historic church in Chicago’s Wicker Park neighborhood and build three...
Why do we block housing in cash-strapped cities?
In Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, it’s common for proposed housing developments to spark debate. Such is the case with the proposed Marcey Street development, which would build 615 housing units built on the site of a former office bu...
Solving Minneapolis' Housing Affordability Impasse
This post was also published by Streets.mn, whose editorial team once again provided valuable contributions.
Last fall, Minneapolis found itself in a pickle over one of its affordable housing programs. The 4d Affordable Housing Incentive,...
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Writing about urban economics and housing, mostly in the Twin Cities and Chicago.
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