Houston's 'Opportunity Urbanism' Demonstrates Future Of Cities
A recent report by Joel Kotkin and the Greater Houston Partnership offers an alternative to Richard Florida's Creative Class model for the future of cities -- using the Sunbelt metropolis as a case study.
"In the first decade of the 21st century, several critical analyses have emerged about the future of American cities. This paper attempts to lay out a new notion: that of “Opportunity Urbanism.” This concept stresses a region’s ability to create jobs, offer affordable housing, and present entrepreneurial openings to a growing and highly diverse population as the surest signs of urban vibrancy. It embraces the fundamental principle that one of the primary historic roles of cities has been to nurture and grow a middle class—to be an engine of upward social mobility."
Editor's note: the link is to a pdf version of the report with graphics and tables. (2.5MB)
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Recent Wall Street Journal article talked about the over $1 billion in mixed-use New Urbanist projects under construction or planned in Houston.