The New Republic

A Move Back into Cities Indicates Changing Middle-Class Mores

Author Alan Ehrenhalt says that conditions are ripe for the permanent return of downtown residential neighborhoods, and that a "demographic inversion" has already begun in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, DC, among other cities.
1 August 2008 - 1:00pm
The New Republic

Rethinking The Everglades Situation

A new book ponders the state of the Everglades after decades of urban encroachment, and how we may restore them to their natural splendor.
12 March 2006 - 5:00am
The New Republic

Comparing New Orleans To Grand Forks

New Orleans can learn a lot from the flood rebuilding of Grand Forks in 1997.
23 September 2005 - 7:00am
The New Republic

Housing Boom: Good News, Bad News

The housing boom is likely to last. That's the good news...and the bad news.
16 June 2005 - 8:00am
The New Republic

Is the 'Urban Renaissance' an Urban Myth?

The idea that American cities have made a comeback has been uncritically embraced. Unfortunately, cities aren't doing as well as we think they are, writes Joel Kotkin.
26 May 2005 - 7:00am
The New Republic

WTC Redevelopment Efforts Show How Little Has Changed

The proposed plans for the redevelopment of Ground Zero demonstrate how little has changed in the last year, writes Martin Filler.
11 September 2002 - 9:00am
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