Atlanta, your city government is trying to trick you.
Now that sentence, all by itself, may not seem to you like a “man-bites-dog” lead. read more »
Urban IssuesProtect Neighborhoods by Saving Zoning
by Bob Irvin 04/15/2021
Atlanta, your city government is trying to trick you. Now that sentence, all by itself, may not seem to you like a “man-bites-dog” lead. read more » »
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Historically Black and White Neighborhoods Share Opposition to Affordable Housing Apartment Complexes
by Douglas Newby 04/14/2021
The Dallas Morning News editorial, A Blow to Affordable Housing, illuminates the opposition to the affordable housing apartment complex by the historically Black neighborhood, Hamilton Park. They are joined by the ethnically diverse neighborhood area of Stults Road in their opposition to this proposed apartment complex named Cypress Creek at Forest Lane. read more » California Governor Newsom's Energy Policies Biased Against Those Who Voted For Him
by Ronald Stein 04/13/2021
It has been a tough year for everyone during the pandemic, but more so on the lower income portion of the population. As we emerge from an emotionally and financially challenging year, we are seeing that the wealthy and middle-income folks have mostly recovered. The bottom half remain far from it. read more » »
Hope and Fear: Can We Avoid a Racial Apocalypse?
by Joel Kotkin 04/11/2021
Jamil Ford still recalls the disorders of late May. ‘It was like Baghdad’, he recalls, even as jurors listen to the arguments during the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of killing George Floyd. ‘I constantly think about it. The past history does not go away’, the African-American architect recalls, noting with trepidation possible National Guard deployments. ‘The mental part is still there.’ read more » »
The National Academy of Wishful Thinking
by Randal OToole 04/07/2021
Democrats want to build more transit infrastructure in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The only problem is that transit emits as much or more greenhouse gases, per passenger mile, as the average car. In fact, transit is less climate friendly than driving in all but a handful of cities. read more » »
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Trust the Science: The Blue State Surge is Real
by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox 04/06/2021
For months the conventional wisdom among Democrats, amplified by their obliging claque in the media, was that lockdowns played an essential role in containing COVID-19. The great heroes, in addition to Anthony Fauci, were hardline governors like Michigan’s Gretchen Whitmer, California’s Gavin Newsom and, most of all, New York’s Andrew Cuomo. read more » Understanding Major Metropolitan Domestic Migration
by Wendell Cox 04/05/2021
It has been clear for years that net domestic migration to and from major metropolitan areas (over 1 million population) has been characterized by moving out of costly areas, like Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area and New York to much less expensive areas, like Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Atlanta and Nashville. However, within these metropolitan areas, there are substantial variations. read more » »
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A Change Is Gonna Come — Anyway
by Pete Saunders 04/01/2021
Frequent readers here may have seen me write about my experience growing up in 1970s Detroit. I’ve often said that seeking ways to improve the city and not abandon it, is what propelled me into a career in urban planning. I wanted to be a change agent for cities. Today, more than thirty years into my career, I’m proud of the stature cities have gained over that time; I’m proud of my contribution to it. However, I feel as if cities have risen in prominence in spite of the efforts of planners, not because of them. read more » »
A Vision for Cleveland: Part 2
by Richey Piiparinen 03/31/2021
Part 2: Progress and Pain Part 1 is here Cleveland is demonized because it deindustrialized, largely through no fault of its own. You can add Detroit, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Pittsburgh to that list. Given that America is a country with fat eyes that looks for big things, the Rust Belt — with its stagnant population and limping job growth — is a blind spot to others when it comes to what’s next. read more » »
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Partnership for New York CIty Poll: Strong Remote Work Future
by Wendell Cox 03/29/2021
The Partnership for New York City polled its members in the last month and found that, as of early March, 10% of Manhattan office workers who were working remotely (generally working at home) had returned to the office. This is unchanged from October. The purpose of the survey was to project future shares of working in the office and working at home in the nation’s largest central business district (CBD). read more »
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