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The Cities Where African Americans are Doing the Best Economically 2018

January 22, 2018/in Demographics, The Economy, Urban Affairs

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — To determine where African-Americans are doing the best economically, we evaluated America’s 53 largest metropolitan statistical areas…

The Cities Where a Paycheck Stretches the Furthest 2017

December 11, 2017/in Demographics, Urban Affairs

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — We often conflate high salaries with prosperity, but that can be deceptive. At the Center for Opportunity Urbanism, we developed a Standard of Living Index to get a better sense of where a paycheck stretches furthest in 2017.

Rising Rents are Stressing Out Tenants and Heightening America’s Housing Crisis

October 20, 2017/in The Economy, Urban Affairs

by Joel Kotkin with Wendell Cox — The home-buying struggles of Americans, particularly millennials, have been well documented. Yet a recent study found that the often-proposed “solution” of renting is not much of a panacea.

California Politicians Not Serious About Fixing Housing Crisis

September 13, 2017/in California

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — California’s political leaders, having ignored and even abetted our housing shortage, now pretend that they will “solve it.”

Spotlight on Infrastructure After Harvey

September 8, 2017/in Politics, Urban Affairs

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Recent tragic events in Houston and across the Gulf Coast once again demonstrated the woeful inadequacy of our infrastructure. Hopefully, some good will come of Hurricane Harvey.

The Great Transit Rip-Off

September 1, 2017/in Politics, Urban Affairs

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Over the past decade, there has been a growing fixation among planners and developers alike for a return to the last century’s monocentric cities served by large-scale train systems.

California’s Coming Youth Deficit

August 16, 2017/in California, Demographics

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Images of California, particularly the southern coast, are embedded with those associated with youthfulness. In reality, the state is falling behind in growth of its youthful population…

Will Donald Trump Expose America’s Great Mass Transit Hoax?

August 14, 2017/in Politics, Urban Affairs

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Whatever you think of President Trump, his claims about the lousy condition of America’s basic infrastructure are widely accepted. His call for a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan may be his last best bet for finding bipartisan support.

Forget the Urban Stereotypes: What Millennial America Really Looks Like

August 3, 2017/in Demographics, The Economy

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox —

Millennials are almost universally portrayed as aspiring urbanistas, waiting to move into the nation’s expensive core cities. Yet, since 2010 nearly 80% of population growth for people ages 25-34 has occurred in the suburbs and exurbs.

Fading Promise: Millennial Prospects in the Golden State

May 5, 2017/in California

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Is the California Dream out of reach for millennials? This report presents detailed data about the state of the economy, population base, and employment picture of California.