Speed doesn’t seem to be at all correlated to how happy we our with our local transportation systems. If there’s one big complaint people seem to have about the transportation system its that they can’t
Going faster doesn’t make you happier; you just drive farther Read Post »
Today is famously “Cyber-Monday,” the day on which the nation’s consumers take to their web-browsers and started clicking for holiday shopping in earnest. Last year, its is estimated that online shoppers orders more than $3
Does Cyber-Monday mean delivery gridlock Tuesday? Read Post »
Editors Note: We’re offering an abbreviated Thanksgiving Week version of the Week Observed. Our regular features–must read, new knowledge, and in the news–will return next Friday. What City Observatory did this week 1. The long
The Week Observed, November 23, 2018 Read Post »
It’s naive to assume that existing housing stock sprang to life magically (We’re pleased to reprise this classic essay from Daniel Kay Hertz, long-time contributor to City Observatory, and now author of the newly released
The immaculate conception of your neighborhood Read Post »
Wide variations in regional home price patterns tell us a lot about housing markets and cities Yesterday, we looked at the path of inflation-adjusted home prices in the US. While much attention has been paid
Real home prices: A regional view Read Post »
Adjusted for inflation, US home prices are still lower than in 2006 For most US households, the home they own is their biggest financial asset. After the housing bust of 2007, when collectively about $7
The long tail of the housing bust Read Post »
