Scott Beyer is a Columnist Fellow at Independent Institute's Catalyst and is author of the Market Urbanism Around the World series on Independent’s Catalyst website. He is the founder and CEO of the Market Urbanism Report and host of the Market Urbanism Podcast. Author of the book, Market Urbanism: A Vision for Free-Market Cities, he is also an urban affairs journalist who writes regular columns for Forbes, Governing Magazine, and HousingOnline.com.