All Posts Tagged With: "downtown revitalization"
Downtown Revitalization: City Governments Versus Consumers
What a thrill to visit cities that have “revitalized” their downtown areas! From the empty streets to the government offices to the abandoned retail spaces—what’s not to like? Well, everything, of course. Not only are such areas unsightly and useless, they often come at the expense of millions of taxpayer dollars and eminent-domain coercion. There’s [...]
1Apr2008 | Jacob H. Huebert | 3 comments | ContinuedStopping Government Sprawl
Timothy Terrell is an assistant professor of economics at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. In a scene that is repeated countless times each year in cities all over the world, a local government is preventing a landowner from building a legitimate business on his property. Tom Winkopp, owner of a 50-acre site in Clemson, South [...]
1Feb2001 | Timothy D. Terrell | 1 comment | Continued-
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