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Our Town: Restoring Localism

September 14, 2016/in

This is an introduction to a new report from the Center for Opportunity Urbanism, "Our Town: Restoring Localism." Download the full report here. America is facing a critical moment in […]

The States Gaining And Losing The Most Migrants — And Money

September 10, 2016/in

Appearing in: Forbes When comparing the health of state economies, we usually look at employment and incomes. Another critical indicator worth closer attention is where Americans choose to move, and […]

California for Whom?

August 15, 2016/in California, The Economy

Appearing in: Orange County Register

“Old in error,” writes historian Kevin Starr, “California remains an American hope.” Historically, our state has been a beacon to outsiders seeking a main chance: from gold miners and former Confederates to Midwesterners displaced…

Luxury Urban Housing, Built on a Myth, Is About to Take a Big Hit

June 9, 2016/in

Appearing in: The Daily Beast From steamy Miami to the thriving cores of cities from New York, San Francisco, Houston and Chicago, swank towers, some of them pencil thin and […]

Coastal California Getting Older, Not Bolder

April 25, 2016/in Demographics, Urban Affairs

For the better part of a century, Southern California has been seen as the land of surfers, hipsters and youthful innovators. Yet the land of sun and sea is becoming, like its East Coast counterpart Florida, increasingly geriatric…

The Cities Doing The Most To Address The U.S. Housing Shortage

December 18, 2015/in Urban Affairs

Appearing in: Forbes America is suffering from the severest undersupply of housing since the end of the Second World War. Although population growth has slowed significantly since the 1950s and […]

Our Anemic Suburbs: Every Urban Area Needs its Outskirts — and New York City’s Are in Trouble

December 17, 2015/in Urban Affairs

Appearing in: New York Daily News New York City has prospered since the great recession of 2008, buoyed by an endless supply of free money from Washington that’s elevated the […]

Light Rail in the Sun Belt is a Poor Fit

October 14, 2015/in Urban Affairs

Appearing in: Houston Chronicle There is an effective lobby for building light rail, including in cities such as Houston. But why build light rail? To reduce car use? To improve […]

The Cities Americans Are Thronging To And Fleeing

October 14, 2015/in Demographics, Urban Affairs

Appearing in: Forbes Cities get ranked in numerous ways — by income, hipness, tech-savviness and livability — but there may be nothing more revealing about the shifting fortunes of our […]

China’s Planned City Bubble Is About to Pop—and Even You’ll Feel It

September 25, 2015/in Urban Affairs

Appearing in: The Daily Beast Seven years after the last housing debacle devastated the world economy, we may be on the verge of another, albeit different, bubble. If the last […]