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Nonsense about Nixon and Reagan
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 11/14/2012 - 12:33pmA recent article in the New Republic has the reassuring (to me) headline: "Republicans Can't Afford to Ignore Cities Anymore." I'm certainly all for Republicans not ignoring cities, but there was a passage in the article that made me want to bang my head against the nearest brick wall.
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The Real Swing Voters
Submitted by MLewyn on Sat, 11/10/2012 - 10:46pmMy sense is that the conventional political wisdom is that urban voters are Democrats, rural voters are Republicans and suburbanites are in the middle.
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The News From Sprawl Is Not Good
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 9:01amGiven the widespread public transit closings in the 48 hours before Hurricane Sandy, it could be argued that one advantage of a car-centric society is that cars enable quick evacuation (assuming that people aren't stuck in traffic).
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Taller Buildings = More Storm Safety (Up to a Point)
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 12:14pmHurricane Sandy is over (at least as far as we New Yorkers are concerned) and commentators are already beginning to discuss its meaning for urbanism-- for example, whether coastal cities like New York may have to do more to protect their citizens.
But one area in which New York City has an ad... read more »
Is New York really cheaper than Miami?
Submitted by MLewyn on Fri, 10/26/2012 - 10:45amThe Center for Neighborhood Technology recently issued a report suggesting that compact cities with high housing costs (such as New York or San Francisco) might actually be less expensive than otherwise cheaper but car-dependent areas such as South Florida and Southern California. As provocati... read more »
An excellent article in The Economist on the importance of cities
Submitted by wajdighoussoub on Sat, 10/20/2012 - 1:40pmI had a feeling Glaeser's book would be mentioned as I started reading and there it was, in the fifth paragraph. Interesting statistics and argument.
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Downtown Revival: Where It Happened, Where It Didn't
Submitted by MLewyn on Mon, 10/15/2012 - 2:01pmThe Census Bureau recently issued a report on population patterns in metropolitan areas. Most of the report is about metro-wide population patterns generally, as opposed to urban cores. However, page 27 of the report caught my eye. This table refers to "Percentage Change in P... read more »
Let LA be LA (And New York, And Cleveland...)
Submitted by MLewyn on Sun, 10/14/2012 - 1:56pmI recently read a blog post asserting that Los Angeles must be a suburban city, because "what makes LA LA is that people do want to live in a suburban environment." Since I don't live in Los Angeles (and have never been tempted to move there) perhaps this is none of my business.
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Nonsense About The City
Submitted by MLewyn on Sat, 10/13/2012 - 11:54pmAs I was reviewing the Planetizen web page, I noticed a bizarre headline: "Are Cities Driving Us Crazy?" I then clicked the link, finding a story in Nature magazine: "Stress and the City". The article suggests that the stress of city life is a "breeding ground for psychosis."
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Wanted: Artwork for CNU Charter Book
Submitted by Ben Schulman on Mon, 10/01/2012 - 3:06pmWant to get published in the new CNU Charter Book (McGraw-Hill, 2013)?
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