
The Future of Cities
Whatever the future holds for humanity, it is likely to take place in an urban context. Yet, there are many, and sometimes divergent, urban futures. This book is being published as a series, with permission of the American Enterprise Institute. Please return weekly to read each chapter as it is published.

GO EAST, YOUNG SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKERS
by Joel Kotkin 02/09/2015
Do the middle class and working…

PRAYING IN THE STREETS: RITUAL AS AN URBAN DESIGN PROBLEM
by Sarah Perry 02/07/2015
“he city as World icon is being…

LARGEST 1,000 CITIES ON EARTH: WORLD URBAN AREAS: 2015 EDITION
by Wendell Cox 02/02/2015
According to the just released…

THE U.S. CITIES WHERE HISPANICS ARE DOING THE BEST ECONOMICALLY
by Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox 01/30/2015
Since 1980, the…

BUSES: RIDE THE FRIENDLY ROADS?
by Joseph Schwieterman 01/29/2015
Intercity bus companies…

OBAMA PUSHES THE PACE OF POLICY
by Joel Kotkin 01/24/2015
With his recent series of executive…

WORLD MEGACITIES: DENSITIES FALL AS THEY BECOME LARGER
by Wendell Cox 01/27/2015
There is an impression, both…

U.S. ECONOMY NEEDS HARDHATS NOT NERDS
by Joel Kotkin 01/25/2015
The blue team may have lost the…

ROADMAP TO SURPRISES OF THE RUSTBELT
by Matthew Stevenson 01/23/2015
Back in New York, no one…

BICYCLES AND RACE IN PORTLAND
by Sean Benesh 01/22/2015
The flashpoint for the gentrification…