Moving Away from the Major Metros: The recent Census Bureau population estimates release revealed a massive shift of domestic migrants away from the major metropolitan areas read more »
Urban Issues
NYC Must Stop Destroying Its Institutions
Due to budget concerns, New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed cuts to the New York City public library budgets, forcing the majority of public libraries to cut their hours and open only five days a week. read more »
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CSY Opinion Piece In Crain's Chicago Business
(Note: Last week I was fortunate enough to have an opinion piece written by Ed Zotti and myself published in Crain's Chicago Business. It's on the continuing loss of Chicago's Black middle class, at least as defined by its ability to attract Black college graduates. The article is behind a paywall, but as a co-author I took the liberty of posting it here. read more »
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Europe More "Auto-Dependent" Than U.S.
Before the pandemic, Europeans relied on automobiles for 70 percent of their travel, compared with 77 percent for U.S. residents. But after the pandemic, in 2021, the European share of passenger travel that used automobiles climbed to 80 percent, while the U.S. share increased only to 78 percent read more »
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Is There an Urban Future?
Talk of the future of (some) cities these days can bring out the pessimists, who warn of an “urban doom loop.” read more »
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Rethinking the Housing Affordability Crisis, Part 3
Back in 2018, I attended and participated in an event called “Tools Toward Market Restoration”, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. read more »
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Toronto Falls Into Pit of Urban Decline that's Plagued U.S. Cities
For years, American urbanists and city planners have looked at Canadian cities with envy, as they had managed to avoid the searing decline of their American counterparts. read more »
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Transit Carries 74% of 2019 Riders in January
Driving and flying have been hovering around 100 percent of pre-pandemic levels for the last year and Amtrak has been around 100 percent for the last six months, but transit is still stuck at just below 75 percent read more »
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Woke Big Tech Launched a Crusade Against Free Speech
The technological revolution once promised a new era of expanded democracy and enhanced opportunity. Instead, we face today a reality that blends the worst aspects of George Orwell’s Big Brother and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World controllers. read more »
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Americans Moving to More Affordable Areas
In recent years, driven by the rising cost of living and the remote work revolution, Americans have been moving to more affordable housing markets. This is evident in an analysis of American Community Survey data gathered over five years (2018 to 2022).
Housing Affordability and Net Domestic Migration: The Nexus read more »
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