Almost a year ago, the author, Matthew Yglesias, wrote nearly the exact same article with respect to Washington, D.C. (http://www.slate.com/articles/business/mo

Almost a year ago, the author, Matthew Yglesias, wrote nearly the exact same article with respect to Washington, D.C. (http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2012/04/d_c_s_height_restrictions_on_buildings_are_hurting_america_.html http://www.slate.com/articles/business/moneybox/2012/04/d_c_...). Washington, D.C. is an interesting & relevant case-study in this regard because of the Heights of Buildings Act of 1910 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heights_of_Buildings_Act_of_1910 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heights_of_Buildings_Act_of_191...) which restricts the maximum building height in the District. Depending on your viewpoint, the law has led to the desired "lightness and airiness" of D.C. as envisioned by planners of that generation; it has also led to expansion and sprawl into Northern Virginia and the Maryland suburbs of D.C.