Bricktown Canal Water Taxis in Oklahoma City

Local Empowerment Should Be About Local Matters

I've generally been someone who wants to see local governments…
Divided Nation

To Reunite America, Liberate Cities to Govern Themselves

by Joel Kotkin and Richard Florida Even setting the dysfunction of our national government, the fact is that no top-down, one-size-fits-all set of policies can address the very different conditions that prevail among communities.
Capitol Dome at dusk

Decentralize Government to Resolve Country’s Divisions

by Joel Kotkin America is increasingly a nation haunted by fears of looming dictatorship. Whether under President Barack Obama’s “pen and phone” rule, or...Read more

Opportunity Urbanism: A Novel Idea For U.S. Cities

By Scott Beyer... As the U.S. grows more urban and diverse,…

THE EMERGING NEW ASPIRATIONAL SUBURB

by Aaron M. Renn Urban form in American cities is in…

GO EAST, YOUNG SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKERS

by Joel Kotkin 02/09/2015 Do the middle class and working…

ROADMAP TO SURPRISES OF THE RUSTBELT

by Matthew Stevenson 01/23/2015 Back in New York, no one…

RALEIGH: SUBURBANIZING THE CITY AND SUBURBS

by Wendell Cox 03/02/2011... New 2010 Census results indicate…

MEASURING ECONOMIC GROWTH, BY DEGREES

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

A Deeper Look at Three Study Areas

This report concentrates on housing affordability in three…