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Building the New America: Report on trends shaping the migration of people and jobs

Report: Building the New America

How do we build a new urban model for America — one that is better aligned with the aspirations of most Americans? This newly released report examines the housing trends that are driving today's migration of people and jobs.

What’s so smart about unaffordable housing?

by KONRAD YAKABUSKI Of all the lofty attributes Canada’s world-class…

BICYCLES AND RACE IN PORTLAND

by Sean Benesh 01/22/2015 The flashpoint for the gentrification…

LOOKING BACK: THE IDEAL COMMUNIST CITY

by Alicia Kurimska Over time, suburbs have had many enemies,…

Cities Where African-Americans Do Best Economically

by Joel Kotkin 01/16/2015 The U.S. may have its first black…

THE INEVITABILITY OF TRADEOFFS, OR UNDERSTANDING NEW ENGLAND’S SKY HIGH ENERGY COSTS

by Aaron M. Renn 01/15/2015 People advance two main sorts…

AN ECONOMIC WIN-WIN FOR CALIFORNIA – LOWER THE COST OF LIVING

by Ed Ring 01/14/2015 A frequent and entirely valid point…

POVERTY AND GROWTH: RETRO-URBANISTS CLING TO THE MYTH OF SUBURBAN DECLINE

by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox In the wake of the post-2008…

SEVEN YEARS AGO, WALL STREET WAS THE VILLAIN. NOW IT GETS TO CALL THE SHOTS

by Joel Kotkin The recent passage by Congress of new legislation favourable…

MEASURING ECONOMIC GROWTH, BY DEGREES

By Joel Kotkin In this information age, brains are supposed…

America’s Opportunity City

Lots of new jobs and a low cost of living make Houston a middle-class…