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Spotlight on Infrastructure After Harvey
in Planning, Urban Issues/by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Coxby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — The 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.
Hurricane Harvey: A View From a Rugged Communitarian
in Urban Issues/by Leo LinbeckNarratives are not necessarily built on facts; they’re built on stories, pictures, graphics, and videos. Ideally, we want our narratives to be aligned with the facts; but that doesn’t always happen.
Texas Thou Hast Sinned
in Urban Issues/by COUfrom The Wall Street Journal — In the telling of progressives, Houston is the Sodom and Gomorrah of fossil fuels, which cause global warming, which is producing more hurricanes.
Elusive Population Growth in the City of Los Angeles
in Demographics, Urban Issues/by Wendell Coxby Wendell Cox — For the better part of two decades, Los Angeles County has led the nation in domestic migration losses – the number of people moving out compared to those moving in.
A Roadmap to Job-Creating Transportation Infrastructure
in Economics, Planning, Reports, Urban Issues/by Wendell CoxIn this report on the nation’s infrastructure, Wendell Cox explores the best ways to address broad public concern about our flagging transportation infrastructure without increasing both the national debt and federal deficit.
California’s Coming Youth Deficit
in Demographics, Economics/by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Coxby 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…
The Great Train Robbery: Urban Transportation in the 21st Century
in Demographics, Reports, Urban Issues/by Joel Kotkin and Wendell CoxCo-authors Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox investigate the evolution of transit, identifying where and how various types of public transit work well, and how we can maximize the benefits of transit funding.
Forget the Urban Stereotypes: What Millennial America Really Looks Like
in Demographics, Housing/by Joel Kotkin and Wendell CoxPerhaps no generation has been more spoken for than millennials. In the mainstream press, they are almost universally portrayed as aspiring urbanistas, waiting to move into the nation’s dense and expensive core cities.
Transit’s Precipitous Decline
in Economics, Urban Issues/by Randal O’Tooleby Randal O’Toole
Transit ridership in Q1 of 2017 was down 3.1% from Q1 in 2016, according the American Public Transportation Association’s latest ridership report. The association released the report without a press release…
Deep Ellum
in Urban Issues/by John Sanphillippoby John Sanphillippo
I recently wrote about the need to embrace reality when it comes to land use regulation. It’s not my intention to discourage people looking to make a positive difference; I’ve just seen how things tend to play out and it doesn’t exactly favor mom and pop operations that are juggling day jobs, raising kids…