Joel Kotkin, the Livability Interview
Livability interviews Joel Kotkin about his new book, generational differences, the conflict between city and suburbs, and the conflict between his work and the work of other urban theorists.
View ArticleHalf of All Americans Live in These Counties
It takes just 147 counties out of 3,143 to house half of the U.S. population. We’re that top-heavy. That’s fewer than 5 percent of the counties in the U.S. In terms of population, counties are...
View ArticleHow Do We Measure Progress and Equity in Cities?
The unemployment rate for African American men and women in the U.S. is roughly double that of white Americans. This isn’t a new problem, and it’s not an easy one to solve. However, it seems to be one...
View ArticleWho’s moving where: 2015 edition.
Both the U.S. Census Bureau and the Internal Revenue Service released updates to their migration data recently. The topline from the Census is that nearly one in five movers leave one metro area and...
View ArticleHow to Make Your City a Best Place to Live (Part II)
Who lives in your town? Odds are it’s not a perfectly representative demographic breakdown. Your fellow residents likely are older than other cities, or more diverse, or lower income. In short, every...
View ArticleFive Things to Know About Fast-Growing Cities
Cities large and small saw population growth since the 2010 Census. Some unlikely places have wound up as fast-growing cities. But how that growth happened and where the winners and losers were...
View ArticlePittsburgh’s Impending Demographic Turnaround and the Challenges That Await...
Recently I had the opportunity to walk through one of America’s great cities (Chicago) with the mayor of another great city: Pittsburgh. Bill Peduto, still in the early months of his mayorship, was in...
View ArticleNew Stats: What Boomers and Millennials Want in Cities
Markets are not democracies. While majorities are important, they’re not the only thing that’s important. Sizeable minorities matter, too. So I read with great interest three surveys that came out...
View Article5 Things to Know About the Census Population Estimates
My favorite division of government released its annual Census Population Estimates for the nation's states, counties and cities. I know you’re as excited as I am, so let’s skip the preamble and dive...
View ArticleWhy Do Our Cities Need to Change? Because We Have Changed.
Changing demographics mean not just changing preferences but a proliferation of preferences. How can cities adapt?
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