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The Evolving Urban Form: Houston
Houston is a city (metropolitan area) of superlatives. The most recent Brookings Institution data shows that Houston has the seventh strongest per capita economy (gross domestic product) in the world...
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“There Can’t Be a Successful Indianapolis Without a Successful Indiana”
Back in 2008 or 2009 I gave a Pecha Kucha presentation in Indianapolis in which I said:"Cities can’t survive on gentrification alone. The broad community has to be a participant in its success.That’s...
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Trump and California's Economy
Defenders of California’s status-quo claim to be proud of California’s economic growth and worry about what Trump will do to that growth. If you are so impolite as to mention that this has been...
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The Mainstream Media Will Rise Again
The news media was flattened on November 8th, but its recovery has already started.One of the striking features in all the commentary on Facebook about Donald Trump's victory is the number of times...
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Back to the Future: Moving Interstate Again, to the South and West
New data from the Census indicates that population growth and domestic migration patterns have continued to move away from the East and the Midwest to the South and West, at accelerated rates. Equally...
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Edward Hopper’s Rockford
I had dinner in Rockford, Illinois recently with Jennifer and Michael Smith of the City Smiths. You will never find a more charming, kind, and industrious couple. Any town would be lucky to have such...
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Progressives Have Let Inner Cities Fail for Decades. President Trump Could...
When Donald Trump described the “devastating” conditions in America’s inner cities, emphasizing poor schools and lack of jobs, he was widely denounced for portraying our urban centers in a demeaning...
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Carrier and the Commonwealth
I was asked by Fortune to contribute a piece about Trump’s Carrier deal. They had gotten a lot of people criticizing it and were looking for someone who would give a different perspective. I think many...
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Generation X's Moment Of Power Is Almost Here
It certainly seems as if boomers are in charge in America now, with Donald Trump about to move into the White House and members of the generation in the majority in Congress. Meanwhile, huge attention...
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Looking Forward, With Better Cheer
Among many urbanites, a certain bunker mentality has already surfaced at key locations within the geography of the city. Here in Orlando, places like the Stardust Video and Coffee where once there was...
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Suburban Nations: Canada, Australia and the United States
Professor David L. A. Gordon of Queens University in Kingston Ontario has now shown Australia to be a largely suburban nation. This follows on Professor Gordon’s work with colleagues in 2013 that came...
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How Post-Familialism Will Shape the New Asia
Surprisingly, the modern focal point for postfamilial urbanism comes from eastern Asia, where family traditionally exercised a powerful, even dominant influence over society. The shift toward...
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New Year, Same Old Streetcar Named Disaster
On December 30 the city of Atlanta began Year 3 of operating its much-ballyhooed Atlanta Streetcar System, and so far, all that can be discerned is a lot of bally hooey.This month, the Atlanta City...
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Obama's not so glorious legacy
Like a child star who reached his peak at age 15, Barack Obama could never fulfill the inflated expectations that accompanied his election. After all not only was he heralded as the “smartest”...
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California’s Racial Politics Harming Minorities
Across the country, white voters placed Donald Trump in office by a margin of 21 points over Clinton. Their backing helped the GOP gain control of a vast swath of local offices nationwide. But in...
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2010-2013 Small Area Data Shows Strong Suburban & Exurban Growth
The latest small area estimates from the Census Bureau indicate that suburban and exurban areas continue to receive the overwhelming share of growth in metropolitan areas around the country, with a...
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Our Most Popular Stories of 2016
2016 is gone, 2017 is here. Here’s a look back at the most popular stories at New Geography in 2016. Happy New Year, and thanks for reading.12. This is Why You Can’t Afford a House. Back in February,...
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California as Alt-America
In 1949 the historian Carey McWilliams defined California as the “the Great Exception” -- a place so different from the rest of America as to seem almost a separate country. In the ensuing...
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The Futility of Annual Top 10 Predictions
In every recent year, a black swan event has made top 10 lists appear quaintly naive and unimaginative. Our list is probably no better.This time of year, top 10 predictions are all the rage. These...
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The Demographics of Poverty in Santa Clara County
Tucked away in the bottom corner of the San Francisco Bay, tech royalty make themselves at home in their silicon castles. Santa Clara County is the wealthiest county in California, and 14th in the...
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