Join us at Inform Interiors to celebrate Patrick Condon’s book, Broken City: Land Speculation, Inequality, and Urban Crisis. The evening will begin with a reception at 5 p.m., followed by Patrick’s talk at 6 p.m. Books will be available for purchase.
Why is housing so expensive? In Broken City, Patrick Condon contends that land has become an asset rather than a utility, which has led to a broken link between shelter pricing and local wages. Condon explores examples of cities that have reclaimed land wealth from speculators, drawing from these places to propose solutions to the affordability crisis. These proposals range from the conventional, such as incentivized construction of affordable homes, to the ambitious, like increased land value taxes. Broken City envisions a future where these efforts result in cities where land value supports housing for the people that need it.
This event is free and all are welcome.