Zak Yudhishthu
@zyudhishthu.bsky.social
Sidewalk enthusiast and former St. Paulite. I like to write about housing policy, especially in the Twin Cities. Nowadays I’m an economics research assistant in Chicago
https://pencillingout.substack.com/
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Oh, and I'll add that obviously I haven't read everything! On my list for sooner or later:
City of the Century
Racial Democracy and the Black Metropolis
Making a New Deal
Here's the Deal
Harold Washington and the Neighborhoods
Great American City
City of the Century
Racial Democracy and the Black Metropolis
Making a New Deal
Here's the Deal
Harold Washington and the Neighborhoods
Great American City
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Oh, and I'll add that obviously I haven't read everything! On my list for sooner or later:
City of the Century
Racial Democracy and the Black Metropolis
Making a New Deal
Here's the Deal
Harold Washington and the Neighborhoods
Great American City
City of the Century
Racial Democracy and the Black Metropolis
Making a New Deal
Here's the Deal
Harold Washington and the Neighborhoods
Great American City
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Reminds me of this 1910 postcard, depicting St Paul as the "center of the earth"
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Reminds me of this 1910 postcard, depicting St Paul as the "center of the earth"
Great, I'll add it to the list. And yes, TPB was just as monumental to read as I'd hoped it would be
November 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Great, I'll add it to the list. And yes, TPB was just as monumental to read as I'd hoped it would be
Fiction bonus category: I LOVED the Great Believers, I liked Crossing California.
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Fiction bonus category: I LOVED the Great Believers, I liked Crossing California.
In the "maybe too specific for canon but I loved it" category
High-Risers
At Home In the Loop
The Politics of Place
Liquid Capital
Urban Disorder and the Shape of Belief
City of American Dream
High-Risers
At Home In the Loop
The Politics of Place
Liquid Capital
Urban Disorder and the Shape of Belief
City of American Dream
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
In the "maybe too specific for canon but I loved it" category
High-Risers
At Home In the Loop
The Politics of Place
Liquid Capital
Urban Disorder and the Shape of Belief
City of American Dream
High-Risers
At Home In the Loop
The Politics of Place
Liquid Capital
Urban Disorder and the Shape of Belief
City of American Dream
(kinda grouped by topic)
Boss + American Pharaoh
Nature's Metropolis
Family Properties + Second Ghetto + Blueprint for Disaster
Warmth of Other Suns
Battle of LP
Boss + American Pharaoh
Nature's Metropolis
Family Properties + Second Ghetto + Blueprint for Disaster
Warmth of Other Suns
Battle of LP
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
(kinda grouped by topic)
Boss + American Pharaoh
Nature's Metropolis
Family Properties + Second Ghetto + Blueprint for Disaster
Warmth of Other Suns
Battle of LP
Boss + American Pharaoh
Nature's Metropolis
Family Properties + Second Ghetto + Blueprint for Disaster
Warmth of Other Suns
Battle of LP
Great thanks! Since you're here, i'll throw in: any twin cities recs? Have read almost nothing about TC history, especially since it doesn't seem to appear in the urban studies/history canon at large
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Great thanks! Since you're here, i'll throw in: any twin cities recs? Have read almost nothing about TC history, especially since it doesn't seem to appear in the urban studies/history canon at large
Okay, yes I have read this one and found it outstanding!
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Okay, yes I have read this one and found it outstanding!
Super interesting, is there much research on this?
November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Super interesting, is there much research on this?
Oops, the link above doesn't work, try this one
danny-gold.com/jmp
danny-gold.com/jmp
Job Market Paper — Danny Gold
danny-gold.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Oops, the link above doesn't work, try this one
danny-gold.com/jmp
danny-gold.com/jmp
The median cost of these discretionary review delays is $14,000 but potentially far more (so commonly high enough that developers just don't bother to develop if they will trigger the review)
danny-gold.com/jmp
danny-gold.com/jmp
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 AM
The median cost of these discretionary review delays is $14,000 but potentially far more (so commonly high enough that developers just don't bother to develop if they will trigger the review)
danny-gold.com/jmp
danny-gold.com/jmp