Urban Issues

A Quarter Century of Net Domestic Migration

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Between 2000 and 2024, there has been substantial movement between the states — net domestic migration. The source of the data is the Census Bureau population estimates program  read more »

Bass Faces Fire—Both Literal and Political—Amid LA’s Worst Disaster

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When I was studying for my Project Management Professional certification several years ago, part of the content included disaster planning.  read more »

LA's Dreams Went Up in Flames

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The fire still engulfing large swaths of Los Angeles has done more than destroy homes, businesses, and livelihoods. It has scorched the whole dream of Los Angeles, part of a downward spiral unfolding for a generation  read more »

Modal Reliability in the US Work Access (Journey to Work)

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Data in the 2022 National Household Travel Survey (NTHS) provides insight into the daily frequency of daily commuting by the mode characterized as “usual” in survey (See: Summary of Travel Trends: 2022 National Household Travel Survey, Table 7-3, reproduced below as Figure 1). The annual American Community Survey (ACS), administered by the Census Bureau, asks respondents for their “usual” mode of travel over the past week.  read more »

United States Moves to the South

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For years, the US South has done very well in net domestic migration (moving into the region from another region of the United States.  read more »

Why Can't America Build Better Cities?

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Today’s piece will be a little nerdy, perhaps a little lecture-y. You’ve been forewarned.

I often think about why American cities seem almost incapable of capitalizing on their assets  read more »

Subjects:

The Expansion of the "Citadel of Affluence"

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I’ll state this right from the outset. This is not a take-down. I’m expressing a point of view that differs from conventional urbanism wisdom.  read more »

The American University is Rotting From Within

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The Western world has many enemies – China, Russia, Iran, North Korea – but none is more potentially lethal than its own education system.  read more »

Democrat Resistance to Mass Deportations Could Push the US to a Civil War

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If something approaching civil war occurs in the US, as many Americans now believe, the most immediate cause may be President Trump’s move to deport huge numbers of people  read more »

More on the Housing Crisis/Auto Industry Analogy

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The strangest thing happened to me over the last few days. I stumbled on an analogy that I hadn’t considered as particularly relevant, but now discovering how relevant it really is.  read more »