
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.

The Remarkable Story of the County That Has Done the Most to Reduce Income Inequality in America
By Chris Peak — Indiana Officials didn't set out to close the wealth gap. But that's exactly what...

So Much For The Death Of Sprawl: America’s Exurbs Are Booming
By Joel Kotkin — It’s time to put an end to the urban legend of the impending death of America’s suburbs. With the aging of millennials...

Black Exodus: African-America Children to the Suburbs
By Wendell Cox — One of the most significant results of the 2010 census was the continuing shift of the African-American population...

Mall’s Washed Up? Not Quite Yet
By Joel Kotkin — The conventional wisdom wrote off the shopping mall long ago, but while no one was looking, the reinvented mall...

Better Suburbs = Better Cities: Employment and the Importance of the Suburban Economy
By Ross Elliot — Australia’s inner city areas and CBDs are a focus of media and public policy attention, with good reason...

Dispersion and Concentration in Metropolitan Employment
By Wendall Cox
The just released County Business Patterns indicates…

Is Suburbia Crashing? Suburban Traffic Myths Refuted
By Fanis Grammenos and Tom Kerwin
Traffic crashes are a cause…

STILL MOVING TO TEXAS: THE 2014 METROPOLITAN POPULATION ESTIMATES
By Wendell Cox 03/27/2015
Texas continues to dominate…

THE EMERGING NEW ASPIRATIONAL SUBURB
by Aaron M. Renn
Urban form in American cities is in…

LOOKING BACK: THE IDEAL COMMUNIST CITY
by Alicia Kurimska
Over time, suburbs have had many enemies,…