City Observatory has long challenged the popular narrative about the nature and effects of gentrification. This is the second installment of a three-part commentary by our friend and colleague Alex Baca. You can read parts
Challenging the Cappuccino City: Part 2: The limits of ethnography Read Post »
City Observatory has long challenged the popular narrative about the nature and effects of gentrification. This is the first installment of a three-part commentary by our friend and colleague Alex Baca. Parts two and three
Challenging the Cappuccino City: Part 1: A New Premise? Read Post »
What City Observatory did this week 1. City Limits: Some qualms about the new localism. The nation is deeply divided along political lines and it’s depressingly unlikely that we’ll generate national consensus on many issues
The Week Observed, February 9, 2018 Read Post »
Big data should be used for problem solving, not propaganda and promotion Cue the extreme telephoto shots of freeways! Wallow in the pity of commuters stuck in traffic because of all those other people! Wail
Big Bad Data: The Uninformative Inrix Scorecard Read Post »
We like cities, but localism can only flourish with a competent, generous, fair federal government As our name City Observatory suggests, we’re keen on cities. We believe they’re the right frame for tackling many of
Qualms about the new localism: Cities need the national government to do its job well Read Post »
A year later, and we’re still stuck with the same hypocrisy on climate change The 1993 movie, Groundhog’s day has been a cultural touchstone for the endless do-loop of futility. Bill Murray finds himself waking
It’s Groundhog’s Day again, Oregon: How’s your climate change strategy working? Read Post »
