Ah, Paris! Perhaps one of the world’s most beautiful cities, a capital of European culture, and prosperous economic hub. What’s its secret? Zoning, of course! Just kidding. Actually, Paris went for the better part of
Great neighborhoods don’t have to be illegal—they’re not elsewhere Read Post »
One of City Observatory’s major reports is “Lost in Place,” which chronicles the change in high-poverty neighborhoods since 1970. In it, you’ll find a rich array of data at the neighborhood level showing how and
An infographic summarizing neighborhood change Read Post »
It’s election day, 2016. Here’s some of what we know about cities and voting. Well, at last. Today is election day. While we’re all eagerly awaiting the results of the vote, we thought we’d highlight
Cities and Elections Read Post »
A new proposal from Berkeley’s Terner Center aims to broaden favorable tax treatment for housing to include the nation’s renters Our tax code is highly skewed towards homeownership. Between the deductions for mortgage interest expenses and property
A tax credit for renters Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. The myth of a revealed preference for suburban living. It’s often argued that most Americans must prefer to live in suburbs because so many persons do so. We
The Week Observed: November 4, 2016 Read Post »
One of the enduring features of American inequality is the wide disparity in homeownership rates between white Americans and Latinos and African-Americans. And because homeownership has — or at least was, historically — a principal
Market timing and racial wealth disparities Read Post »
