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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.
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Where Small Town America Is Thriving
by Joel Kotkin and Mark Schill — Big city America has long demonstrated a distaste for its smaller cousins. While many of these smaller communities are in demographic decline as the ambitious young go elsewhere, smaller communities are far more diverse --- and have far greater potential -- than is commonly believed.
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Trump’s Infrastructure Plan is a Rare, and Potentially Bipartisan, Feel Good Moment
President Trump's proposed trillion dollar plus infrastructure program represents a rare, and potentially united feel good moment. Yet before we jump into a massive re-do of our transportation, water and electrical systems, it's critical to make sure we get some decent bang for the federal buck.
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Local Empowerment Should Be About Local Matters
I've generally been someone who wants to see local governments…
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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.
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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
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Opportunity Urbanism: A Novel Idea For U.S. Cities
By Scott Beyer...
As the U.S. grows more urban and diverse,…
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THE EMERGING NEW ASPIRATIONAL SUBURB
by Aaron M. Renn
Urban form in American cities is in…
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GO EAST, YOUNG SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WORKERS
by Joel Kotkin 02/09/2015
Do the middle class and working…
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ROADMAP TO SURPRISES OF THE RUSTBELT
by Matthew Stevenson 01/23/2015
Back in New York, no one…
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RALEIGH: SUBURBANIZING THE CITY AND SUBURBS
by Wendell Cox 03/02/2011...
New 2010 Census results indicate…