Urban Core

Melbourne, Australia

Report: Melbourne Needs a '30-Minute City'

To counteract the effects of sprawl, a recent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers recommends locating job growth in the city of Melbourne, Australia, in locations outside the city's core.

November 24, 2017 - The Australian

Los Angeles Downtown Historic Core

Study Reveals a 'Bull Market for City Centers'

If housing prices were tracked like the stock market, urban cores would be soaring to new highs.

August 27, 2015 - City Commentary

Deep Ellum

Left Behind in Dallas' Suburban Boom: the Urban Core

Some planners and government officials in Dallas are concerned about the suburban boom occurring in counties north of Dallas. The reasons why are reminiscent of the Rust Belt in the 1960s.

May 25, 2015 - The Dallas Morning News

The "Suburbanization of Poverty" is a Decades-Long Trend

The current observation is that the urban poor are moving to the suburbs. Alon Levy says that this is nothing new, and the current effects of such movement is in fact just the "tipping point" of what's been happening for the last 50 years.

October 2, 2011 - Pedestrian Observations

Urban Housing on the Rise in Washington D.C.

Housing in the urban core of Washington D.C. is expected to grow in coming years as demand for it increases.

April 14, 2011 - The Washington Examiner

Cities Gaining People? Hardly

Aaron Renn, The Urbanophile, argues that the stats actually show that cities are losing people in their urban cores, not gaining them.

April 4, 2010 - New Geography

Toronto's High-Rise Boom Could Mean End of Sprawl

Toronto is swimming in high-rise construction, with the second highest rate in the world. Some say this shift to the urban core spells the end of sprawl in Toronto.

September 19, 2008 - Globe and Mail

Cars Left Behind in Most Trips to Vancouver's Core

A recent study shows that about 60% of all trips into the urban core of Vancouver are not by car.

September 8, 2008 - The Vancouver Sun

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