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Urban

2019

Fewer than 10 percent of people changed their residence in 2018, marking the lowest rate since the Census Bureau started tracking mobility. Many economic explanations come to mind as to why people might be more locked in place: lack of job opportunities, a shortage of affordable housing, and less variety in salary across cities
What urban congestion pricing is all about
41% of New York City residents say they can't afford living there
Americans like local government best
Greenest cities in America
Cities have gotten safer
101 cities now rely on renewable energy
Many large cities now mainly housing renters

ESSAYS

The case for urban statehood
Why smart growth isn't as smart as it thinks it is
Saving the city from itself
High speed, high cost, high income rail
How cities became black & poor
Bringing democracy to the 'hood.
New Orleans and urban planning
Street talk
Cities and the environment
No dreams on H Street
San Francisco
A short history of black Washington
Preserving culture & community
Saving cities from themselves
Time zones in the city
Bringing law and order to the community
Memo to a new mayor

MOVEMENTS

Ecovillagers Cooperative
Slow city movement

MEDIA

City Lab
Next City
Planetizen

FACTS

2018

28 cities that haven't recovered from the Great Recession
New analysis says 84% of people live in cities
Fastest growing large cities
Majority of world now lives in cities
42% of major cities have more renters than homeowners

2017
Average number of hours that a driver in Los Angeles spends sitting in traffic each year : 104
Chicago was the only city among the nation's 20 largest to lose population in 2016
Since 2000, the District of Columbia has added a net of 44,000 households of adults under 35 with no kids (millennials), 27,000 households with adults over 55 and no kidsand just 3,000 households with children

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