Social / Demographics
Multi-Family Homes Overtake Single-Family Homes In L.A.
In Los Angeles and much of Southern California, more multi-family homes are being planned and built than single-family residences.
Among Canadian Cities, Vancouver Is Number One
In a national survey on the best Canadian cities, Vancouver finished with top honors. But other Canadian cities were also recognized for their strengths.
Is Diversity Bad For Cities?
While diversity has usually been trumpeted as a positive aspect of many urban areas -- new research by Harvard professor Robert Putnam suggests that increasing diversity leads to decreased levels of civic engagement and cooperation.
Immigrants Provide Bright Spot In Otherwise Grim Housing Market
Immigration has become a hot spot in the presidential primaries, with immigrants being blamed for crime and consuming vital social services. Now a Harvard study has analyzed how they have affected, and will affect, the for-sale housing market.
Americans Approve Of Surveillance Of Public Spaces
A recent poll shows the majority of Americans think the use of surveillance cameras in public spaces are a good idea.
Californians Bucking National Trend By Guzzling Less Gas
While American drivers are burning record amounts of gas to feed their motoring habits, a weird thing is happening in the freeway state – Californians continue to consume less gasoline. Sustained high gas prices may play a role by changing behavior.
The Left-Leaning NIMBY
In Marin County and other wealthy, liberal enclaves, many residents are vocally supportive of affordable housing and other causes -- unless its in their neighborhood.
Idaho's Governor Proposes State Workers Stay Home And Telecommute
As roads become more congested, one congestion mitigation proposal would encourage state workers to telecommute.
Why Gentrification Is Good
Opponents to gentrification often have a romanticized view of neighborhoods that prevents them from seeing how development is beneficial to everyone in a community -- rich and poor.
Americans: Don't Stop Me From Driving (Or Parking) My Car
Whether is a proposal for congestion pricing in 2007 or the advent of parking meters in the 1930s, Americans have a way of being hostile towards plans that interfere with their 'constitutional right' to free driving and parking.
Working Together For Great Neighborhoods
In Kalamazoo, Michigan, citizens of all ages are engaging each other to create and maintain safe and active neighborhoods.
The Rise Of The Surburban Slum?
William Fulton observes that while high-income households are flocking to the inner-city and gobbling up pricey condos, poor families are having to double and triple up just to afford a home in the suburbs.
Atlanta Foreclosures Provide An Affordable Housing Opportunity
An Atlanta city councilwoman is trying to launch an affordable-housing program based on leveraging homes abandoned due to the mortgage-lending crisis.
China's Rural-To-Urban Migration
In southwest China, one municipality is trying to usher in a new modern age by encouraging rural residents to move into urban areas. The flood may create one of the most populous cities in the world, but many rural migrants are hesitant to move.
What To Do When The Population Drops
Demographic trends are shifting all over the world, leading scientists to believe that the global population may soon peak and decline. Demographers argue that how countries and regions handle the decline will be critical in the long-term.
You Call That A Census?
Feeling undercut by Census 2006 population figures, county officials in Ohio are gathering support amongst the 49 municipalities concerned to issue a formal challenge to the Census Bureau.
What Happened To Phoenix?
The once "model city" that promised good jobs and inexpensive housing now offers clog roads, poor schools and rising crime.
The Best Cities To Spend Your Golden Years
AARP's annual list of great places to retire focuses on urban areas with amenities that allow seniors to maintain independence -- mixed-use housing, transit, walkable streets.
The Threat Of Urbicide
The online scholarly journal Theory & Event has published a symposium of articles dealing with "urbicide" -- the intersections between "urban violence and violent urbanism."
How Avoiding The London Congestion Charge Has Changed Behavior In The City
There is no doubt about it: London's 5-year-old congestion charge has transformed life in London. More people are taking the bus and trains, more people are biking, and fewer crashes occur. But there can be major hardships when the charge isn't paid.
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