What City Observatory did this week 1. The Dow of Cities. The most predictable feature of any media business report is a recitation of the daily movements of major stock indices, like the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Dow is…
The “body count” view of suburban population misses the value people attach to cities Lately, we’ve seen a barrage of comments suggesting that the era of the city is over, and that Americans, including young adults, are ready to decamp…
They’ll be lined up around the block because the price is too low–just like every day on urban roads Today’s that day, folks. Ben and Jerry are giving away free ice cream to everyone who comes by their stores. Whether…
The Dow Jones Industrial may be down, but the Dow of Cities is rising The daily business news is obsessed with the price of stocks. Widely reported indicators like the Dow Jones Industrial average gauge the overall health of the…
City Observatory’s Joe Cortright is one of the panelists at Chapman University’s April 5 conference “Will California Ever Figure Out How to House Itself“. Here’s a summary of his remarks. The housing crisis in California, as in many other states,…