Urban Issues

Abundance for Whom?

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Kudos to Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson for pointing out that states and cities ruled by Democrats continue to demonstrate their failure to get anything built  read more »

Slightly Higher Speed Rail

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New York University’s Marron Institute just released a report saying that Amtrak and commuter-rail lines could improve their service by making what the institute believes are low-cost changes to their operations.  read more »

The "Great Bones" of Rust Belt Cities

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I went to St. Louis over the weekend, and I was reminded how much I love the way St. Louis neighborhoods look.  read more »

The Profoundly Misunderstood Housing Affordability Crisis

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Over the last half-century, more restrictive urban planning policies have been associated with undermined housing affordability  read more »

Governor Targets More Apartment Construction, So of Course Fewer Are Built

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On her first day in office, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed an executive order calling for the construction of 36,000 new homes per year.  read more »

Fix the Subways in Hours?

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Donald Trump famously said he could end the war in Ukraine in 24 hours, yet the war is still raging more than two months after he took office.  read more »

A Pro Family Housing Agenda

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There is considerable concern about housing affordability in the United States. Housing is the most expensive element of the cost of living  read more »

California Tyranny, Part 2

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Lawmakers in Sacramento recently upped the ante in their ongoing assault on local democracy in the Golden State.  read more »

The Massachusetts Backlash Against Forced Housing

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The Town of Needham is a picture-perfect Boston suburb on the Charles River, replete with a classic downtown main street with a coffee shop, a commuter rail line to the city and old New England knitting mill buildings.  read more »

We Don't Need Policy When Practice Will Do

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I’ve been a big fan of Alan Mallach of the Center for Community Progress for years. I first met him at a Cleveland Fed conference in Cincinnati in 2017, and later interviewed him at the University of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy  read more »

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