Let’s talk about the “urban doom loop”.
There were quite a few pundits who believed that the Covid pandemic would be the catalyst for a profound transformation of cities. read more »
City Sector ModelThe Urban Doom Loop and Experiential Advantage
by Pete Saunders 09/22/2023
Let’s talk about the “urban doom loop”. There were quite a few pundits who believed that the Covid pandemic would be the catalyst for a profound transformation of cities. read more » »
Jakarta Closing Population Gap with Tokyo
by Wendell Cox 09/20/2023
Demographia World Urban Areas contains population, land area and population density for the nearly 1,000 identified built-up urban areas in the world with 500,000 or more population. The total population of these urban areas is estimated at 2.36 billion, representing 52 percent of the world urban population as estimated by the United Nations. read more » »
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Comparing Canadian and U.S. Metropolitan Areas
by Wendell Cox 08/27/2023
Canada and the United States are among a minority of national governments that formally designate metropolitan areas. Metropolitan areas are labor and housing markets which include a core urban area (built up or developed area) as well as rural territory read more » »
Remote and Hybrid Work Continues Appeal in the US and Canada
by Wendell Cox 07/11/2023
Despite the continuing pressure from employers for employees to work on-site, working from home continues at a strong pace. Just released data from WFH Research indicates that 41.3% of US workers worked at home at least part of the time between March and June 2023. read more » Kill Off the Old City So New Cities Can Be Born
by Joel Kotkin 07/07/2023
After decades of self-celebration and relentless media hype, the great “urban renaissance” predicted by the New Urbanists—a vision of cities built by and for the creative class—has come crashing down. read more »
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Democracy Does Not Die With Dispersion
by Samuel J Abrams 06/09/2023
With the COVID-19 pandemic declared over, a significant question for politicians, planners, and pundits alike is what to do with city centers and old urban cores after the pandemic pushed many Americans to move away from dense urban areas. read more » »
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Observations on U.S. New Towns
by Wendell Cox 05/18/2023
In the middle of the 20th century, there was considerable interest in developing new communities (new towns). The interest was, to some degree, driven by the establishment of new towns in nations like the United Kingdom and France, where a number of projects had been completed by 1970. read more » »
Fred Siegel's Legacy
by Joel Kotkin 05/12/2023
Fred Siegel’s passing this weekend represented a huge loss not just for me personally but, more importantly, for all those concerned with the future of the United States, and particularly its cities. read more » »
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Calgary City Council: Reimagining the CBD
by Wendell Cox 04/06/2023
In a previous post, I commented on the difficulties faced by the Calgary CBD (downtown), with its huge office vacancies resulting from the mid-decade oil bust read more » »
Ex-Urbia
by Joel Kotkin 03/23/2023
"Town and country must be married and out of this joyous union will spring a new hope, a new life, a new civilization.” All cities must evolve over time. Those that fail to do so end up, at best, like Venice, Vienna, or Florence: lifestyle and tourist hubs. This fate now awaits our greatest urban cores if they cannot address the demographic, social, and economic forces transforming the metropolitan landscape. read more » »
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