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.

FOCUS ON COST-EFFECTIVE GHG EMISSIONS: REPORT

By Wendell Cox... The Reason Foundation has published…

Mass Transit Expansion Goes Off The Rails In Many U.S. Cities

By Joel Kotkin — Journalists in older cities like New York, Boston or San Francisco may see the role of rail transit as critical to a functioning modern city. Outside of a handful of cities, rail transit...

What Price Urban Density?

By Fanis Grammenos — We regularly hear the argument that living in a compact city is more affordable than living in one that is more spread out. But what does the data actually show about the cost of housing in compact cities, and the cost of transport in these dense places?

Policing with Velvet Gloves

By Anne Snyder "We've got a lady that’s cut­ting her­self…

America’s Next Boom Towns

By Joel Kotkin and Mark Schill — Which cities have the best chance to prosper in the coming decade? The question is a complex one, and as the economy changes, so, too, will the best-positioned cities.

Urban Residents aren’t Abandoning Buses; Buses are Abandoning Them

By Daniel Hertz “Pity the poor city bus,” writes Jacob…

Our anemic suburbs: Every urban area needs its outskirts — and New York City’s are in trouble

By Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox — Little acknowledged in the discussion of New York’s “tale of two cities” is...

How Commuters Get Railroaded by Cities

By Joel Kotkin — With more than $10 billion already invested, and much more on the way, some now believe that Los Angeles and Southern California are on the way to becoming...
Urban transit has steeply declined post-pandemic

Kotkin, Cox: Light rail in the Sun Belt is a poor fit

By Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox There is an effective lobby…

It’s becoming springtime for dictators

By Joel Kotkin In a rare burst of independence and self-interest,…