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The States Gaining And Losing The Most Migrants — And Money
in Demographics, Urban Issues/by Joel Kotkin and Wendell CoxBy Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — 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 the places they are leaving.
The future of Mobility
in Urban Issues/by John SanphillippoJohn Sanphillippo examines the new and emerging trends in urban mobility, from van pools to self-driving vehicles and mass transit.
Jerry Brown’s housing hypocrisy
in Housing/by Joel Kotkin and Wendell CoxBy Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Jerry Brown worrying about the California housing crisis is akin to the French policeman played by Claude Rains in “Casablanca” being “shocked, shocked” about gambling at the bar…
Geographies of Inequality
in Housing/by Joel KotkinBy Joel Kotkin — What’s next? San Francisco is now home to 80,000 more dogs than children…
California for whom?
in Demographics/by Joel Kotkin and Wendell CoxBy Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Historically, our state has been a beacon to outsiders seeking a mainstream chance…
UBERPOOL & LYFTLINE: How the New Carpools Will Change Travel
in Urban Issues/by Joseph SchwietermanHow will new carpool options like LyftLine and UberPool affect the marketplace of transit services? When mobility conversations turn to Lyft, Uber and other ridesourcing – or ridesharing – companies, the discussion typically centers on their effects on the taxicab business. Here in Chicago, Lyft and Uber recently survived a turbo-charged regulatory battle with cabbies […]
Urban Future: The Revolt Against Central Planning
in Planning/by Joseph BecseyBy Roger Weber — In Milton Keynes, perhaps the most radical of Britain’s post-Second World War “New Towns,” the battle over Brexit and the culture war that it represents is raging hard. There, the consequences of EU immigration policy, of planning instituted by national authority, and of the grassroots yearning to preserve local character have clashed…
California regulations price middle class out of midlevel homes: Wendell Cox
in Housing/by Joseph BecseyBy Wendell Cox — There is a serious housing affordability crisis in both California and San Bernardino County, and it goes beyond the intractable shortage of affordable housing for low-income households…
How Zoning Rules are Helping Houston Overtake Chicago as America’s 3rd-Largest City
in Planning/by Joseph BecseyBy Mark Adams — As Chicago’s population shrinks, Houston is set to overtake the Windy City as…
A ‘diet’ to give California drivers indigestion
in Urban Issues/by Joseph BecseyCalifornia’s proposed “road diet” legislation aims to make congestion so terrible that people will be forced out of their cars and onto transit. It’s not planning for how to make the ways people live today more sustainable.