tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post8979228315045783017..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Patrick McIlheran Underscores Why He Should Be IgnoredJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-67486549109086728682009-05-18T13:38:00.000-05:002009-05-18T13:38:00.000-05:00Oops: word drop in my comment response to JPK.
In...Oops: word drop in my comment response to JPK.<br /><br />In the fourth line, para. 1. Add "move" before "people..."James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-33730777419399106562009-05-18T13:35:00.000-05:002009-05-18T13:35:00.000-05:00My point, and what McIlheran didn't address in his...My point, and what McIlheran didn't address in his posting or his Twitter response, was that what the Reason piece discussed seemed to be focused on using resources to people through cities - - rather than using resources for development and infrastructure in cities.<br /><br />For people, and business, already there, or to be recruited or encouraged to locate in cities.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-88865225334729257202009-05-18T13:32:00.000-05:002009-05-18T13:32:00.000-05:00I can second the recommendation of SPRAWL COSTS.I can second the recommendation of SPRAWL COSTS.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712884295398851450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-9700937799626588182009-05-18T13:09:00.000-05:002009-05-18T13:09:00.000-05:00Most academics know that the Reason Foundation, wh...Most academics know that the Reason Foundation, who McIlheran cites, is bunk. They are not into impartial, scientific research.<br /><br />For those of you serious about what real economists and rational choice academics are saying about the traffic/sprawl debate, I highly recommend Sprawl Costs by Burcell, Downs, McCann, and Mukherji (2005). That's Anthony Downs, one of the most famous and frequently cited political scientists in the US.<br /><br />The bottom line: the Reason Fdn doesn't factor into their analysis obvious externalities associated with sprawl, thus they overestimate the impact of unchecked development.jpknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-76402100533212621862009-05-17T14:05:00.000-05:002009-05-17T14:05:00.000-05:00Weird! The newspaper had a larger subscription rat...Weird! The newspaper had a larger subscription rate when I was a delivery boy in 1981. I guess one guy CAN make a difference! Patrick Macalnuts deserves far more credit for my cancelation than he is getting. Thanks PM for saving me so much money!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-49343466025411694152009-05-17T11:50:00.000-05:002009-05-17T11:50:00.000-05:00The paper had a bigger circulation when I worked t...The paper had a bigger circulation when I worked there but I never thought it had anything to do with me.<br /><br />Newspapering is all about teamwork.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-16161125648403728142009-05-17T09:30:00.000-05:002009-05-17T09:30:00.000-05:00McIlheran referring to the MJS as "my paper" - tha...McIlheran referring to the MJS as "my paper" - that's so CUTE!Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712884295398851450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-60873767880732811382009-05-17T09:23:00.000-05:002009-05-17T09:23:00.000-05:00P.M. is making a very big assumption in intimating...P.M. is making a very big assumption in intimating that because the paper has a particular circulation number all subscribers actually bother to read his column. The mere sight of his name has me flipping that page into the shredder for the worm composting bin.dadofonenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-54037300448331383572009-05-17T09:14:00.000-05:002009-05-17T09:14:00.000-05:00The newspaper had a higher circulation than that b...The newspaper had a higher circulation than that before he became a columnist.xoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846380556286798188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-5185330536083586802009-05-16T17:00:00.000-05:002009-05-16T17:00:00.000-05:00If you let bloggers and letter-writers get to you,...If you let bloggers and letter-writers get to you, your skin is awfully thin.James Rowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-60118985532027241132009-05-16T16:08:00.000-05:002009-05-16T16:08:00.000-05:00Another reason why the paper should be ignored as ...Another reason why the paper should be ignored as well.<br /><br />That it continues to employ such an unprofessional individual is ludicrous. Just recently McIlheran attacked a letter-to-the-editor writer twice on his blog. Only cheap, no-standard newspapers allow that kind of behavior.Other Sidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06475658453374184885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-43240162252652870822009-05-16T15:59:00.000-05:002009-05-16T15:59:00.000-05:00Patrick McIlheran has the ability to communicate h...Patrick McIlheran has the ability to communicate how awful he is in under 140 words so you gotta wonder why he needs a full columnJoeyHepatitishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06519083391808352042noreply@blogger.com