Is St. Louis America's Greatest City?Months ago we published the results from a study we conducted trying to find the “unicorn city”: the city that best balances attributes...
What is New Housing Like in China?By Roger Weber Previously, we published a piece on Capital Frontiers that explored the affordability of housing in China. In it, we...
Why did Intel Pick Ohio to Build One of the World's Largest Semiconductor Factories?It’s hardly news to the residents of central Ohio, where it has been splashed across the front pages for weeks, but Intel recently...
The Cleveland Indians/Guardians botched their name changeWhen the ownership of the Cleveland Indians decided to change the team’s name a few years ago, the opportunity presented them a...
Do Any Big Cities Vote Politically Conservative?Although cities notoriously lean left in America, with Republican voter concentrations predominating in more rural and suburban locales,...
Why Most People Drive when They Could Take TransitOne of the most popular terms in planning is “automobile dependence”. The premise asserts that most people in most places in the United...
Finding the Unicorn: The Quest for America's Most Balanced CityWhat's would make the perfect city? It would be: Culturally rich, with top education institutions, medical centers, Fortune 500...
Which US Cities Have the Biggest Downtowns?Among its many inventions, one of America's most interesting gifts to the rest of the world was its invention of the modern maga-city...
The South's Big Cities MomentOriginally published on New Geography 2017's tragic events in Charlottesville kickstarted a somber debate about the appropriate way to...
Rob Manfred's Bullying Response to Congress Was an Indefensible Offense to American Small TownsMLB's bullying response to a Congressional statement defending small communities may be the worst, most callous, and most anti-baseball...
America Has the Most Affordable Housing in the WorldHousing affordability continues to be one of the chief drivers of economic growth in America, with a lower cost of housing freeing up...
The Death of the Manhattan Airport Foundation Should Inspire New York City's Leaders to Be More 2020 brought with it a devastating setback for one of the most ambitious public works campaigns in the history of the country. As of...
Reflections on the Rahm Emmanuel Era in Chicago as the Lori Lightfoot Era BeginsOriginally published in New Geography The City of Broad Shoulders may have two faces, but how will it age? This was the essence of the...
Ranking the Cities With the Greatest National Appeal to College GraduatesIn 2018 the Wall Street Journal published this piece that examined where graduates from top colleges move after they finish college. It...