What City Observatory did this week 1. The limits of Nieman Marcus environmentalism. It’s fashionable to demonstrate one’s green credibility by conspicuous acts of non-consumption, but framing our environmental problems as fundamentally those of personal
The Week Observed, December 21, 2018 Read Post »
Where are walkable local shopping districts in your city? There are just six shopping days left until Christmas; while much of our shopping is done on-line or with at big box stores and national chains,
Where you can walk and shop locally: The Storefront Index Read Post »
Conspicuous non-consumption is really faux environmentalism; climate change is a social problem, not a personal one We’re in the midst of the holiday shopping season, a potent reminder of how consumerism dominates so much of
The limits of Nieman Marcus environmentalism Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. Cities, Ideas and Us: Paul Romer’s Nobel Address. Romer, who won this year’s Nobel Prize in the Economic Sciences had some interesting things to say about cities in
The Week Observed, December 14, 2018 Read Post »
Harnessing the value of public assets to support the civic commons It’s widely recognized that public assets, like parks, libraries and community centers, generate important and tangible benefits for their neighborhoods. But it’s seldom the
A tool kit for value capture policies Read Post »
The number of eating places per capita is a key measure of a city’s livability Cities are great places for consumers. They provide an abundance and variety of choices, especially in the form of experiences.
Consuming the city: Ranking restaurants per capita Read Post »
