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AMERICA NEEDS THE TEXAS ECONOMY TO KEEP ON ROLLING
in Economics, Education, Planning, Urban Issues/by Mike Newby Joel Kotkin 02/12/2015 In the last decade, Texas emerged as America’s new land of opportunity — if you will, America’s America. Since the start of the recession, the Lone Star State has been responsible for the majority of employment growth in the country. Between November 2007 and November 2014, the United States gained a […]
GO EAST, YOUNG SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKERS
in Demographics, Education, Planning, Small Cities, Urban Issues/by Mike Newby Joel Kotkin 02/09/2015 Do the middle class and working class have a future in the Southland? If they do, that future will be largely determined in the Inland Empire, the one corner of Southern California that seems able to accommodate large-scale growth in population and jobs. If Southern California’s economy is going to grow, […]
Housing the Future
in Economics, Education, Housing/by Mike NewThe Inland Empire as Southern California’s Indispensable Geography Read the Report (PDF)
PRAYING IN THE STREETS: RITUAL AS AN URBAN DESIGN PROBLEM
in Planning, Urban Issues/by Mike Newby Sarah Perry 02/07/2015 “he city as World icon is being destroyed, not by being secularized (it was always secular at base with some sacral potencies shooting through it from every angle) but by being radically profaned. The city has become the playground not of Wisdom but the battleground of savages, as in Belfast and […]
AMERICA A HOUSE DIVIDED OVER RACE
in Demographics, Education, Urban Issues/by Mike Newby Joel Kotkin 02/04/2015 The election of Barack Obama six years ago was hailed as a breakthrough both for minorities, particularly African Americans, and for his being the first “city guy” elected president in recent history. Both blacks and urbanistas got one of their “own” in power, and there were hopes that race relations and […]
LARGEST 1,000 CITIES ON EARTH: WORLD URBAN AREAS: 2015 EDITION
in Demographics, Housing, Planning, Urban Issues/by Mike Newby Wendell Cox 02/02/2015 According to the just released 11th edition of Demographia World Urban Areas (Built-Up Urban Areas or World Agglomerations), there are now 34 urban areas in the world with more than 10 million residents, the minimum qualification for megacity status. Tokyo-Yokohama continues its 60 year leads the world’s largest urban area. Before […]
THE U.S. CITIES WHERE HISPANICS ARE DOING THE BEST ECONOMICALLY
in Demographics, Economics, Planning, Urban Issues/by Mike Newby Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox 01/30/2015 Since 1980, the percentage of Americans who claim Hispanic heritage has grown from 6% to 17%. By 2040, Latinos will constitute roughly 24% of the population. Many Democrats no doubt see President Obama’s executive actions on immigration as a step not only to address legitimate human needs, but […]
BUSES: RIDE THE FRIENDLY ROADS?
in Economics, Planning, Urban Issues/by Mike Newby Joseph Schwieterman 01/29/2015 Intercity bus companies have made some surprising moves to win a bigger slice of the business-travel market in the past year. City-to-city express operators like BoltBus, GO Buses, and Megabus are upping their game, and several new luxury services have entered the mix with amenities designed to attract disenchanted frequent flyers […]
OBAMA PUSHES THE PACE OF POLICY
in Demographics, Education, Planning/by Mike Newby Joel Kotkin 01/24/2015 With his recent series of executive actions on U.S. policies ranging from climate to energy, immigration and, most recently, Cuba, Barack Obama is working to fulfill his long-held dream of being a “transformative” president. By decisively circumventing Congress with bold decrees, the president has won the plaudits of his core media […]
WORLD MEGACITIES: DENSITIES FALL AS THEY BECOME LARGER
in Demographics, Education, Planning, Urban Issues/by Mike Newby Wendell Cox 01/27/2015 There is an impression, both in the press and among some urban analysts that as cities become larger they become more densely populated. In fact,