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Report on the New American Heartland
in Demographics, Economics, Reports/by Michael Lind and Joel Kotkinby Michael Lind and Joel Kotkin
The greatest test America faces is whether it can foster the kind of growth that benefits and expands the middle class. To do so, the United States will need to meet three challenges…
California Squashes Its Young
in Demographics, Housing/by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Coxby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox
In this era of anti-Trump resistance, many progressives see California as a model of enlightenment. The Golden State’s post-2010 recovery has won plaudits in the progressive press but…
California’s War on the Emerging Generation
in Demographics, Housing/by Joel Kotkinby Joel Kotkin — It should be the obligation of older citizens to try to improve the prospects for their successors. But, here in California, we seem to have adopted an agenda designed to make things tougher…
Driving Alone Hits High, Transit Hits Low in Post-Car City of Los Angeles
in Urban Issues/by Wendell Coxby Wendell Cox
According to NY Times and other media, the car used to be “king” in the city (municipality) of Los Angeles. Multiple stories seeks to portray the nation’s second largest municipality as a rising transit city; but has Los Angeles fundamentally changed?
The Politics of Migration: From Blue to Red
in Demographics, Economics, Housing, Suburbs/by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Coxby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox
Democratic “blue” state attitudes may dominate the national media, but they can’t yet tell people where to live, which is increasingly in “red” states.
Leaving California? After Slowing, the Trend Intensifies
in Demographics/by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Coxby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox
Given its iconic hold on the American imagination, the idea that more Americans are leaving California than coming breaches our own sense of uniqueness and promise.
The 37 Megacities and Largest Cities: Demographia World Urban Areas: 2017
in Demographics, Urban Issues/by Wendell Coxby Wendell Cox
Many of the world’s biggest cities are getting bigger still. In 2017, the number of megacities — urban areas with better than ten million people — increased to 37 in 2017…
Bay Area Residents (Rightly) Expect Traffic to Get Worse
in Planning, Urban Issues/by Wendell Coxby Wendell Cox
In a just released poll by the Bay Area Council a majority of respondents indicated an expectation that traffic congestion in the Bay Area (the San Jose-San Francisco combined statistical area) is likely to get worse.
Urban Leaders Should Plan for the Public Transit of the Future
in Planning, Urban Issues/by John S. Nilesby John S. Niles
Self-driving, automated cars are coming. There will be teething pains in many forms: some people will want highly automated vehicles while others will fear them.
Transit Ridership Down 2.3% in 2016
in Planning, Urban Issues/by Randal O’Tooleby Randal O’Toole
With little fanfare, the American Public Transportation Association (APTA) released its fourth quarter 2016 ridership report last week. When ridership goes up, the group usually issues a big press release…