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Battle of the Titans of Urban Planning: Andres Duany vs. Rem Koolhaas
In 1999 at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the two titans of contemporary urban planning had an epic debate: New Urbanism vs....


America Has the Most Affordable Housing in the World
Housing affordability continues to be one of the chief drivers of economic growth in America, with a lower cost of housing freeing up...


Can You Name Every City in America? Test yourself and be surprised.
With election season looming, the Presidential candidates are canvassing America, trying their best to win the hearts and minds of the...


Reflections on the Rahm Emmanuel Era in Chicago as the Lori Lightfoot Era Begins
Originally 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 Graduates
In 2018 the Wall Street Journal published this piece that examined where graduates from top colleges move after they finish college. It...


Should Charlotte and Portland Bet Big On Major League Baseball?
While it's unclear exactly when baseball will expand next, robust conversations in Charlotte and Portland have crowned those cities the...


In Milton Keynes, the UK's Culture War Rages Onward After Brexit
In Milton Keynes, perhaps the most radical of Britain’s post-Second World War “New Towns,” the battle over Brexit and the culture war...


The Innovation Population Takes the Field, Storming Over the Population Planners
Like a front line of untuned and misshapen trumpets, a chorus of discordant pessimism blares negativity about humanity’s future. David...


Capital Frontiers' 2019 "Best Of" American Urbanism
Downtown Asheville, North Carolina: One of the best vacation destinations in the United States, Asheville features a hilly downtown with...


America Sings the Small Town Blues
While New York City may symbolize the American Dream, Norman Rockwell and the American small town still epitomizes the country’s spirit....
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