Philadelphia’s urban policy harmonic convergence
Philly’s University City: The urban challenge in a nutshell The knowledge economy . . . tax breaks . . . NIMBYism . . . gentrification . . . Amazon’s HQ2 . . . high speed rail . . . university…
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The Week Observed, August 17, 2018
What City Observatory did this week 1. We disagree with the Washington Post on housing economics. Two weeks ago, the Washington Post published an article claiming that rents were going down for higher income renters but increasing for lower income…
Whither small towns? Wither small towns?
Rural and small town America faces some tough odds In an article entitled: “How to save the Troubled American Heartland,” Bloomberg’s very smart Noah Smith shares his thoughts on how to revive the smaller towns of rural. For the most…
Is St. Louis Gentrifying?
Gentrification Debates Without Gentrification? By Todd Swanstrom Editor’s note: We’re pleased to offer a guest commentary from Todd Swanstrom. Todd is the Des Lee Professor of Community Collaboration and Public Policy Administration at the University of Missouri – St. Louis. He is…
We disagree with the Washington Post about housing economics
Contrary to what you think you may have read in last week’s Washington Post, rental housing markets at all levels still conform to the laws of supply and demand Monday’s Washington Post ran a provocative headline: “In expensive cities, rents…