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Our anemic suburbs: Every urban area needs its outskirts — and New York City’s are in trouble
in Suburbs, Urban Issues/by Joseph BecseyBy Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Little acknowledged in the discussion of New York’s “tale of two cities” is…
THE DETACHED IHOME OF THE FUTURE
in Housing/by Joseph BecseyBy Rick Harrison Will new American housing growth continue to reflect old methods, or will the land development, home building, and consulting industry retool, re-educate, and collaborate to create a new era of more attractive, livable, efficient, and environmentally responsible growth at attainable prices? Here is why it would be so significant to make a […]
The Remarkable Story of the County That Has Done the Most to Reduce Income Inequality in America
in Economics, Suburbs/by Joseph BecseyBy Chris Peak — Indiana Officials didn’t set out to close the wealth gap. But that’s exactly what…
The Cities Where Your Salary Will Stretch The Furthest 2015
in Economics, Housing/by Joseph BecseyBy Joel Kotkin — Average pay varies widely among U.S. cities, but those chasing work opportunities would do well to…
Are We Heading for an Economic Civil War?
in Economics/by Joseph BecseyBy Joel Kotkin Forget that red state-blue state stuff. The real chasm dividing the U.S. is economic, with one economy for industry and one for tech, and the friction between them is getting fierce. When we speak about the ever-expanding chasm that defines modern American politics, we usually focus on cultural issues such as gay […]
So Much For The Death Of Sprawl: America’s Exurbs Are Booming
in Suburbs/by Joseph BecseyBy Joel Kotkin — It’s time to put an end to the urban legend of the impending death of America’s suburbs. With the aging of millennials…
How Commuters Get Railroaded by Cities
in Planning, Urban Issues/by Joseph BecseyBy Joel Kotkin — With more than $10 billion already invested, and much more on the way, some now believe that Los Angeles and Southern California are on the way to becoming…
End Of One-Child Policy Unlikely To Solve China’s Looming Aging Crisis
in Demographics/by Joseph BecseyBy Joel Kotkin — By finally backing away from its one-child policy, China would seem to be opening the gates again to demographic expansion.
The Houses Americans Choose to Buy
in Housing/by Joseph BecseyBy Wendell Cox The US preference for detached housing remains strong, according to the newest data just released in the 2014 American Community Survey, by the United States Census Bureau. In 2014, detached house and represented 82.4 percent of owned housing in the United States. This is up 1.8 percentage points from the 80.6 percent […]
Kotkin, Cox: Light rail in the Sun Belt is a poor fit
in Urban Issues/by Joseph BecseyBy Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox 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 mobility for low-income citizens? This certainly seems a worthwhile objective, with the thousands of core-city, low-income residents whose transit service cannot get them […]