Danny Gold
@danny-gold.com
City enjoyer and economics doer at University of Wisconsin-Madison
https://econ.wisc.edu/staff/gold-daniel/
https://econ.wisc.edu/staff/gold-daniel/
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#Baltimore has now removed all minimum parking mandates, citywide. It’s going to become a city with more affordable housing, fewer homeless people, less traffic, and less pollution.
Happy Tuesday!
Happy Tuesday!
Mayor Scott signs controversial housing laws in effort to spur growth
A suite of housing and zoning reforms, once pie-in-the-sky dreams for some advocates, are now law in Baltimore, with Mayor Brandon Scott signing four bills Monday in a City Hall ceremony.
www.thebanner.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#Baltimore has now removed all minimum parking mandates, citywide. It’s going to become a city with more affordable housing, fewer homeless people, less traffic, and less pollution.
Happy Tuesday!
Happy Tuesday!
Shoutout to the indie diva that controls the aux cord in Bandit Coffee in Madison, WI
October 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Shoutout to the indie diva that controls the aux cord in Bandit Coffee in Madison, WI
They're playing early 2010's alt radio in this coffee shop, and it's making me wistful for when I had a car in college with no ability to play my own music. I don't think I've heard a single song in here that was released before 2007 or after 2013
September 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
They're playing early 2010's alt radio in this coffee shop, and it's making me wistful for when I had a car in college with no ability to play my own music. I don't think I've heard a single song in here that was released before 2007 or after 2013
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Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"Parenthood and the gender gap in commuting"
By Aline Bütikofer, René Karadakic, & Alexander Willén
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky #publiceconomics #gendergap
"Parenthood and the gender gap in commuting"
By Aline Bütikofer, René Karadakic, & Alexander Willén
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky #publiceconomics #gendergap
July 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"Parenthood and the gender gap in commuting"
By Aline Bütikofer, René Karadakic, & Alexander Willén
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky #publiceconomics #gendergap
"Parenthood and the gender gap in commuting"
By Aline Bütikofer, René Karadakic, & Alexander Willén
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#econsky #publiceconomics #gendergap
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The problem with trying to regulate building aesthetics to ensure “good design” is that you have 3 bad choices of how to do it:
- prescriptive design rules that kill creativity
- subjective design review that empowers NIMBYs
- an appointed individual with authority that can be wielded capriciously
- prescriptive design rules that kill creativity
- subjective design review that empowers NIMBYs
- an appointed individual with authority that can be wielded capriciously
I like good looking buildings too.
After spending 15 years in land use, development and construction law and policy spaces, I am not convinced there are planning and regulatory methods where even a simple majority wouls agree as to constitutes “good design.”
After spending 15 years in land use, development and construction law and policy spaces, I am not convinced there are planning and regulatory methods where even a simple majority wouls agree as to constitutes “good design.”
July 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The problem with trying to regulate building aesthetics to ensure “good design” is that you have 3 bad choices of how to do it:
- prescriptive design rules that kill creativity
- subjective design review that empowers NIMBYs
- an appointed individual with authority that can be wielded capriciously
- prescriptive design rules that kill creativity
- subjective design review that empowers NIMBYs
- an appointed individual with authority that can be wielded capriciously
Local policy is ground zero for the housing crisis (shared closely with state policy). I'm glad to see Madison continuing to take action, year after year, to ensure that this city has enough room for everybody www.cityofmadison.com/news/2025-07...
Madison Common Council Approves Housing Proposals
Immediate Release July 15, 2025 Tonight, the Madison Common Council unanimously approved three proposals designed to make it easier to build a range of homes, increase flexibility for homeownership, a...
www.cityofmadison.com
July 22, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Local policy is ground zero for the housing crisis (shared closely with state policy). I'm glad to see Madison continuing to take action, year after year, to ensure that this city has enough room for everybody www.cityofmadison.com/news/2025-07...
anytime I enter a prescription on glasses websites, I get called a weirdo
July 21, 2025 at 9:46 PM
anytime I enter a prescription on glasses websites, I get called a weirdo
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E-scooters are remarkably safe: Seattle had fewer than 300 injuries in more than 4 million rides.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
July 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
E-scooters are remarkably safe: Seattle had fewer than 300 injuries in more than 4 million rides.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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Politics and the Federal Reserve do not mix! It's not just bad for the Fed's reputation, it's also bad for the economy. Investors will be less willing to buy US assets if they can't trust the Federal Reserve to do its job without political interference.
Trump has yet to name his pick to replace Powell, but whomever he chooses will have to overcome doubts that they are setting interest rates free of influence from the White House or risk eroding the institution’s credibility www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/b... @nytimes.com @darioperkins.bsky.social
Trump’s Push for Influence Over Fed Decisions May Hobble Next Chair
www.nytimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Politics and the Federal Reserve do not mix! It's not just bad for the Fed's reputation, it's also bad for the economy. Investors will be less willing to buy US assets if they can't trust the Federal Reserve to do its job without political interference.
This is art
This Bobby Witt Jr. slide may be one of the sickest of the year!!
July 5, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This is art
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It's probably an unpopular opinion, but the more I do research, the more I realize that it's almost IMPOSSIBLE to do transparent and reproducible research without strong programming skills.
July 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It's probably an unpopular opinion, but the more I do research, the more I realize that it's almost IMPOSSIBLE to do transparent and reproducible research without strong programming skills.
What I love most about studying urban housing development is that this counts as data validation
(Whittier Heights, Seattle, 1 home in 2011 ➡️ 4 homes in 2017)
(Whittier Heights, Seattle, 1 home in 2011 ➡️ 4 homes in 2017)
June 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
What I love most about studying urban housing development is that this counts as data validation
(Whittier Heights, Seattle, 1 home in 2011 ➡️ 4 homes in 2017)
(Whittier Heights, Seattle, 1 home in 2011 ➡️ 4 homes in 2017)
"Yes, change can be uncomfortable. But equity was never about comfort—it’s about a city willing to realign its practices toward shared access, stability and dignity." isthmus.com/opinion/opin...
Why Madison’s housing gatekeepers are getting uncomfortable
The argument that neighborhood preservation is a civic virtue treats structural exclusion as an unfortunate but immovable byproduct of planning. That narrative deserves scrutiny.
isthmus.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Yes, change can be uncomfortable. But equity was never about comfort—it’s about a city willing to realign its practices toward shared access, stability and dignity." isthmus.com/opinion/opin...
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We're so close to fixing key drivers of California's housing crisis:
✅️ SB 79 would legalize apartments near transit.
✅️ AB 130 would end frivolous litigation against infill.
✅️ AB 253 + AB 1308 would prevent permitting/inspection delays.
➡️ Here's how you can help.
✅️ SB 79 would legalize apartments near transit.
✅️ AB 130 would end frivolous litigation against infill.
✅️ AB 253 + AB 1308 would prevent permitting/inspection delays.
➡️ Here's how you can help.
June 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We're so close to fixing key drivers of California's housing crisis:
✅️ SB 79 would legalize apartments near transit.
✅️ AB 130 would end frivolous litigation against infill.
✅️ AB 253 + AB 1308 would prevent permitting/inspection delays.
➡️ Here's how you can help.
✅️ SB 79 would legalize apartments near transit.
✅️ AB 130 would end frivolous litigation against infill.
✅️ AB 253 + AB 1308 would prevent permitting/inspection delays.
➡️ Here's how you can help.
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This afternoon, every Republican and every Democrat in the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to end costly bureaucratic parking mandates & give property owners full flexibility over how to handle parking.
What a stunning bipartisan awakening there has been on parking in 2025.
What a stunning bipartisan awakening there has been on parking in 2025.
June 26, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This afternoon, every Republican and every Democrat in the North Carolina House of Representatives voted to end costly bureaucratic parking mandates & give property owners full flexibility over how to handle parking.
What a stunning bipartisan awakening there has been on parking in 2025.
What a stunning bipartisan awakening there has been on parking in 2025.
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The Global Human Settlement Layer program of the EU e.g. concludes that only about 40% of US residents live in urban centres of at least 50,000 people. That project takes a fairly aggressive stance against distant sprawl counting toward city population which is important when discussing vibes.
June 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The Global Human Settlement Layer program of the EU e.g. concludes that only about 40% of US residents live in urban centres of at least 50,000 people. That project takes a fairly aggressive stance against distant sprawl counting toward city population which is important when discussing vibes.
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If you come across a beautiful pedestrian street in Europe, chances are it was a mundane street for cars until recently.
June 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
If you come across a beautiful pedestrian street in Europe, chances are it was a mundane street for cars until recently.
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I feel like every year, Madison's mayor proposes (and usually passes) a new spate of housing reforms aimed at expanding supply. Local elections matter (from the Madison Minutes Newsletter: link.citycast.fm/view/63d1b18...
June 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I feel like every year, Madison's mayor proposes (and usually passes) a new spate of housing reforms aimed at expanding supply. Local elections matter (from the Madison Minutes Newsletter: link.citycast.fm/view/63d1b18...
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La rebelión contra instituciones vinculadas a las élites no es exclusiva de Estados Unidos. En América Latina, la proporción de ciudadanos que dice preferir la democracia a cualquier otra forma de gobierno ha caído desde el 65% de 1998 hasta un 52% en 2024
Estas son las nuevas élites que dominan el mundo: más poderosas e intervencionistas que nunca
La percepción de las personas más privilegiadas por el resto de la sociedad se deteriora a gran velocidad debido a su creciente influencia y riqueza, y pone a prueba el sistema
elpais.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
La rebelión contra instituciones vinculadas a las élites no es exclusiva de Estados Unidos. En América Latina, la proporción de ciudadanos que dice preferir la democracia a cualquier otra forma de gobierno ha caído desde el 65% de 1998 hasta un 52% en 2024
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Through May, Baltimore has recorded 54 homicides, the fewest through the first 5 months of a year on record. The previous low: 65 homicides, in 1977.
At this point in 2022, just three years ago, there had been 138 killings, and in 2017 there had been 146 people killed.
At this point in 2022, just three years ago, there had been 138 killings, and in 2017 there had been 146 people killed.
June 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Through May, Baltimore has recorded 54 homicides, the fewest through the first 5 months of a year on record. The previous low: 65 homicides, in 1977.
At this point in 2022, just three years ago, there had been 138 killings, and in 2017 there had been 146 people killed.
At this point in 2022, just three years ago, there had been 138 killings, and in 2017 there had been 146 people killed.
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Actually yes my post was offensive in the exact same way you thought. When I didn't mention that other thing that's kind of similar it's because I'm evil and oppose it. And when I said that a thing was good it was because I think the people who can't do it are bad and dumb
May 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Actually yes my post was offensive in the exact same way you thought. When I didn't mention that other thing that's kind of similar it's because I'm evil and oppose it. And when I said that a thing was good it was because I think the people who can't do it are bad and dumb